Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues

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Overview

Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues is a tribute and call to action for linguistic diversity. A 15-minute motion poem (poem on film), each line comes from a different treasure or minority language. 48 speakers each speak in their mother tongues, as line by line, language by language, the poem is created.

Runtime

0h 15m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues


Status

Released


Spoken Languages

  • euskera (Basque)
  • (Haitian; Haitian Creole)
  • (Inuktitut)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • (Maori)
  • (Navajo)
  • (Tigrinya)
  • (Tonga)

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