Wybitna lingwistka Louise Banks (Amy Adams) zostaje wezwana przez siły obronne kraju, by spróbować porozumieć się z wysłannikami innej cywilizacji po tym, jak gigantyczny obiekt zawisł nieruchomo tuż nad Ziemią. Nikt tak naprawdę nie wie, czy obcy przybyli na Ziemię w celach pokojowych czy może są zwiastunem inwazji. W zespole badawczym wspomagają ją pułkownik Weber (Forest Whitaker) i wybitny fizyk Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner). Pełna napięcia metaforyczna opowieść o płynności czasu, tajemnicy, zdarzeniach, których ludzki umysł nie potrafi objąć intelektualnie. [opis dystrybutora dvd]
Powracają legendy telewizyjnych wiadomości z lat 70. Ron Burgundy ponownie ma szansę osiągnąć sławę w telewizji. Razem z Ronem powracają - jego żona Veronica Corningstone, pogodynka Brick Tamland, człowiek ulicy Brian Fantana i redaktor sportowy Champ Kind. Chce ich zatrudnić 24-godzinny kanał informacyjny z Nowego Jorku, ale czy są na nich gotowi?
Pandemia tajemniczego wirusa zdziesiątkowała ludzkość, resztę ludzi zamieniając w nowy gatunek - superinteligentnych „Zainfekowanych". Jednym z ocalałych jest Morgan (Matt Smith), który potrafi komunikować się z „Zainfekowanymi". Wspólnie z zespołem naukowym ocalałych pracuje nad znalezieniem pacjenta zero, dzięki któremu uda się opracować antidotum pozwalające uratować ludzkość, w tym jego żonę.
The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than an estimated 2,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The covid pandemic has unfortunately hastened the course. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the language from the brink of extinction.
“Those Who Come, Will Hear” proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous and inuit languages of Quebec – all threatened with extinction. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today. Buttressed by an exploration and creation of archives, the film allows us to better understand the musicality of these languages and reveals the cultural and human importance of these venerable oral traditions by nourishing a collective reflection on the consequences of their disappearance.
A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.
The world's largest island has been part of Denmark since 1721, but a significant majority of the 56.000 inhabitants now want independence. They feel their culture and language is threatened and is the main reason for the many suicides among young people. But the Danish speaking Greenlanders feel discriminated and want to keep the ties to Denmark. The film follows four strong young Greenlanders, who each in their own way insist on taking responsibility for the future of their country. The documentary explores the difficult balance between the right to self-determination and xenophobic nationalism. Between traditional culture and globalization.
CREE CODE TALKER reveals the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles 'Checker' Tomkins during the Second World War. Digging deep into the US archives it depicts the true story of Charles' involvement with the US Air Force and the development of the code talkers communication system, which was used to transmit crucial military communications, using the Cree language as a vital secret weapon in combat.
Fictional documentary about five individuals, a project, and it's purpose and documentation for these's tomorrow.
From A for accent to Z for zero - everything you wanted to know about the English language.
A surreal trip into the world of an extremely long german word.
They just arrived in France. They are Irish, Serbs, Brazilians Tunisians, Chinese and Senegalese ... For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed talks, conflicts and joys of this group of students aged 11 to 15 years, together in the same class to learn French.
In a world embracing change, Ajeng distances herself from her Javanese roots. She explores the consequences as she grapples with the clash between tradition and modernity. "Wicanten" is a poignant reflection on the evolving dynamics of language and its profound impact on personal and cultural connections.
The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled there with his young wife and their three children to produce goat cheese, in order to escape the wrongs of civilization. At first they are suspicious of his unconventional ideas and lifestyle, then are conquered by the enthusiasm, kindness, helpfulness of the young family and start to see in them a possible rebirth of the place. But little by little misunderstandings, envy and conflicts take over.
In the middle of a French exam, 17 year old Charlie struggles to find the words to be true to himself…and his best friend.
The confluence of words and movement propels this multi-layered collaboration by Atlas, choreographer Douglas Dunn, and poets Anne Waldman and Reed Bye. Dunn's athletic choreography is performed to the rhythms, cadences, and associative meanings of the poets' "cascade of words," which function as music. Atlas introduces narrative references, ironically staging the dance in unexpected locations, including domestic interiors and vehicles. In a self-referential deconstruction that punctures the theatrical illusion, the poets are seen reading their texts and interacting as self-conscious performers within the dance. Atlas and his collaborators intersect the language of words with the language of the body.
In the small community of Älvdalen in northern Dalarna, Sweden, the unique language Elfdalian (Älvdalska) is spoken. This documentary follows Ing-Marie's personal story about how it is and has been to live with the Elfdalian language.
Three college students start a social experiment to prove that reality changes according to the words we use to describe it. Through research, activist actions, and artistic interventions, they analyze the importance of language in the way we understand the world. The documentary includes analysis from more than 20 international experts and leaders in the fields of political communication and information.
Documentary by Jean-Pierre Gorin about twin girls who spontaneously developed their own unique language as children.