Speaking in Tongues - Film Screening

Scene from Speaking in Tongues film.

Speaking in Tongues is a documentary about four pioneering families that put their children in public schools where, from the first day of kindergarten, their teachers speak mostly Chinese or Spanish. The film follows the story of four diverse kids on a journey to become bilingual. This charming story will challenge you to rethink the skills that Americans will need in the 21st century.

Please join The San Francisco Foundation and Northern California Grantmakers for a special film screening followed by a panel discussion that focuses on the exciting possibilities of how this film can and is being used in education and advocacy for multilingualism.

Special invited guests include the filmmaker, media arts organizations, and advocates from organizations at the forefront of multilingual education.

Register online to reserve your spot.

Presenters

• Lisa Villarreal, Program Officer, The San Francisco Foundation 
• Marcia Jarmel, PatchWork Films
• Ling-Chi Wang, University of California, Berkeley

Target Audience

This program is free and open to NCG member funders.  If you are an education funder, we encourage you to invite one of your grantees to learn more about out the film’s advocacy outreach campaign.

For more information on this program, contact NCG Program Specialist Angela Jones at ajones@ncg.org.

Sometimes a small idea has big implications. Consider America's resolute commitment to remaining an 'English-only' nation. It turns out that our attitudes about language reflect much bigger concerns — that language is a metaphor for the barriers that come between neighbors, be they across the street or around the world.

    —Marcia Jarmel, filmmaker