Tag: film
A Breakthrough Moment for Irish-Language Filmmaking
As the announcement of the 2023 Oscar nominations approached, the creators of Irish-language film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) celebrated a “breakthrough” moment...
CODA Brings ASL to Big Screen, Public’s Attention
The film tells the story of a mostly deaf family, focusing mainly on the sole hearing member of the family and her difficulties fitting...
Get Lit Offering Weekend Classes, Hosting Monthly Open Mics
Get Lit, an L.A.-based non-profit that promotes teen literacy through poetry and film, is offering weekend classes for youths aged 13-19, as well as...
Māori People Find Representation in Moana
A new translation of the Disney film Moana has been released in New Zealand. The film was translated by New Zealand native who worked...
TIFF premiere: Sgaawaay K’uuna, the first feature film about the Haida people
By Leonie Sandercock Professor, University of British Columbia Originally published on The Conversation.
Sgaawaay K'uuna (Edge of the Knife), premiering at the Toronto International Film...
Chinese Dialects Honored in Film
Last month’s Zurong Dialect Film Festival, one of China’s campaigns to preserve language diversity, received 582 entries featuring various dialects in just its second...
Murals Teach Education is Not a Crime
Changing the World, One Wall at a Time is a new documentary on Education...
Netflix Unveils New Spanish-Language Mexican Drama
Netflix has just released its new Spanish-language series, Ingobernable. Netflix has had its...
Spanish Film Festival in Prague
From documentaries and horror films to coming-of-age dramas, La Película has something for everyone. The festival, organized by Cervantes Institute, the Spanish embassy in...
Babel Film Festival 2013
The Babel Film Festival is the first film competition for minority films that use minority languages, dialects, slang, or sign language. The aim is...
