Language matters : with Bob Holman / David Grubin Productions Inc. and Pacific Islanders in Communications ; written, produced, and directed by David Grubin.
A two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language? There are more than 6000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks; hundreds will be lost within the next generation. This film follows poet Bob Holman as he travels to a remote is...
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| Language: | English |
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In English, with optional English captions for the hearing impaired. Segments sung or spoken in other languages. |
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[Arlington, Virginia] :
PBS Video,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (109 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences. |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
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A two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language? There are more than 6000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks; hundreds will be lost within the next generation. This film follows poet Bob Holman as he travels to a remote island off the coast of Australia to visit with aboriginal people who speak ten different languages, then Wales where Welsh is making a comeback, and on to Hawaii, where Hawaiians are fighting to save their native tongue. |
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| Note: | Film copyright 2014 from end credits. Originally broadcast on television in 2015. |
| Call Number: | P40.5.L33 L355 2015 Online |
| Credits: | Editor, Deborah Peretz ; directors of photography, James Callanan, Bob Richman ; music, Michael Bacon ; producer, Eva Lipman. |
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Bob Holman. |
| Source of Description: |
Online resource; title from title screen (McIntyre Media, viewed 26 October 2020). |