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Language Matters with Bob Holman (2015)

What does it take to save a language?

Genre : History, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : David Grubin

Synopsis

There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

Actors

Bob Holman
Bob Holman
Narrator and Host
Arlene W. Eaton
Arlene W. Eaton
Pele Harmon
Pele Harmon
Kauanoe Kamana
Kauanoe Kamana
Larry Kimura
Larry Kimura
Kepa Maly
Kepa Maly
William Stanley Merwin
William Stanley Merwin
Lolena Nicholas
Lolena Nicholas
Puakea Nogelmeier
Puakea Nogelmeier
Keali'i Reichel
Keali'i Reichel
Kaui Sai-Dudoit
Kaui Sai-Dudoit
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
Gwyneth Lewis
Gwyneth Lewis

Crews

David Grubin
David Grubin
Director
David Grubin
David Grubin
Writer
Leanne K. Ferrer
Leanne K. Ferrer
Executive Producer
David Grubin
David Grubin
Executive Producer
Oliver Grubin
Oliver Grubin
Executive Producer
Bob Holman
Bob Holman
Executive Producer
James Callanan
James Callanan
Cinematography
Robert Richman
Robert Richman
Cinematography
Deborah Peretz
Deborah Peretz
Editor
Neil Cedar
Neil Cedar
Sound
Ken Hahn
Ken Hahn
Sound
Thomas Visser
Thomas Visser
Sound
Jessie Hutchins
Jessie Hutchins
Animation
Brian Oakes
Brian Oakes
Animation
Oliver Dunne
Oliver Dunne
Production Assistant

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