I Will Speak English

Synopsis

'An instructional film made on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare, demonstrating a new technique to teach English to illiterate adult audiences in the Gold Coast. (..) This is a film with an almost entirely African cast, depicting an African teacher instructing a group of African students, produced by a predominantly African crew. Yet, the subject of the film – encouraging the widespread teaching of English – jars with this image of a modern Gold Coast. Just as the Gold Coast Film Unit was overseen by British figures – such as Sean Graham and, in this case, George Noble – this film also endorses the retention of British influence within a new national identity'. - Tom Rice, for colonialfilm.org

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Camera Operator	George Noble
Sound	Sound Designer	J. B. Akiwumi Tonisha Tagoe
Production	Production Manager	Frank Tamakloe
Editing	Editor	Sam Aryeetey
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