We Will Speak
(2023) With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from disappearing. | Released
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Tag Line: With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from disappearing.
Status: Released
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Release Date: Mar 23, 2023
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Run Time: 1h 34m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Blurry Pictures
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Synopsis
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.
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| Department | Role | Name |
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| Production | Executive Producer |
Gill Holland
Ben Speiser
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| Producer |
Laura Heberton
Keli Gonzales
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| Associate Producer |
Rory Crittenden
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| Directing | Co-Director |
Michael McDermit
Schon Duncan
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| Crew | Cinematography |
Jacob Koestler
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