33.2148, FYI: Release of the Documentary 'Dreaming of Words'

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-2148. Mon Jun 27 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.2148, FYI: Release of the Documentary 'Dreaming of Words'

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Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:51:52
From: Nandan - [nandaniiab at gmail.com]
Subject: Release of the Documentary 'Dreaming of Words'

 
Dear Team,

I would like to introduce my 60 minutes documentary 'Dreaming of Words' to
you.
The documentary film is about Njattyela Sreedharan, a fourth standard
drop-out, who compiled a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages.
Travelling across four states and doing extensive research, he spent twenty
five years making the multilingual dictionary. This unique dictionary offers a
comparative study of Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. 'Dreaming of Words'
traces Sreedharan's life, work, love for languages and the struggles to get
the dictionary published. The film also explores the linguistic and cultural
diversity in India.

'Dreaming of Words' had its world premiere at the International Mother
Language Day Celebrations 2021 organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre
for the Arts and the Ministry of Education (India) in partnership with UNESCO.
It was an official selection at the DC South Asian Film Festival, RapidLion
Film Festival and Micheaux Film Festival. It won the Kerala State Television
Award for Best Educational Documentary.
It was screened at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association
and the annual conference of the Linguistic Society of America in January
2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreaming_of_Words
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13150132/
Here is the link to the trailer:
https://youtu.be/yh450c0u0Ag

The film is now streaming on the following OTT platforms:
Amazon Prime Video -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09ZKDT199/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Gumroad - https://nandansdreamfactory.gumroad.com/l/DreamingofWordsEng
MovieSaints - https://www.moviesaints.com/movie/dreaming-of-words

Kindly consider sharing about the release of 'Dreaming of Words' in The
LINGUIST List pages. I believe that 84 year old Njattyela Sreedharan's story
will be inspiring for many. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and regards,
Nandan.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1105965/
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Language Documentation
                     Lexicography
                     Ling & Literature

Subject Language(s): Malayalam (mal)

Language Family(ies): Dravidian





 



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