THE LINGUISTS
EE.UU., 2007
Director: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller y Jeremy Newberger.
Writer: Daniel A. Miller
Cinematography: Seth Kramer y Jeremy Newberger
Editing: Anne Barliant y Seth Kramer
Original music: Brian Hawlk
Running time: 65 min
David and Greg are “the linguists": scientists racing to document languages on the verge of extinction. In Siberia, India and Bolivia, the linguists’ resolve is tested by the very forces stifling languages: institutionalized racism and violent economic unrest. David and Greg must overcome their own fears and preconceived notions to draw speakers from decades of silence. Their journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, knowledge, and communities at stake.
World premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2008
Other festivals: Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival 2007, Garden State Film Festival 2007 (Winner – Best International Documentary), Hearts and Minds Film Festival 2007, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2008, AFI Dallas International Film Festival 2008, Wisconsin Film Festival 2008, Ivy Film Festival 2008, iDiDx International Film Festival 2008, Arizona International Film Festival 2008, Independent Film Festival of Boston 2008, Jacksonville International Film Festival 2008, International Science Film Festival 2008 (Athens) 2008, Mountainfilm in Telluride 2008, Waterfront Film Festival 2008, Talking Stick Film Festival 2008, Jerusalem Film Festival 2008, Gimli Film Festival 2008, First International Film Festival on Biodiversity and Indigenous Cultures (2008) Cadenet, Vaucluse, France, Camden International Film Festival 2008, Filmfest Hamburg 2008, Berks Movie Madness Film Festival 2008 (Reading, Pennsylvania), Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2008, United Nations Association Film Festival 2008 (Palo Alto, California), San Francisco International Documentary Film Festival 2008, The Guelph Festival of Moving Media (Guelph, Ontario), National Geographic All Roads Film Festival 2008 (Los Angeles, California; Washington DC; Santa Fe, New Mexico)
