Language is the Key Poster

Language is the Key 1985

39 min📅 1985-01-01

"How important is one’s mother-tongue?"

Overview

This documentary is constructed in two parts. Part one deals with the suppression of other ‘minority’ cultures, part two looks at the ways these cultures are fighting back. The film includes contributions from Prof. Stuart Hall (The Open University), Prof, Bikkhu Parekh (Commission for Racial Equality), Prof. Gwyn Williams (Historian/Author), Benjamin Zephaniah (Poet), teachers and children, with experiences of Gujarati, Caribbean, Creole and Welsh.

Director: Yugesh Walia

Cast

Bhikhu Parekh
Himself
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah
Himself
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
Himself
Gwyn A. Williams
Himself
Shelley King
Shelley King
Narrator