Language is the Key (1985)
How important is one’s mother-tongue?
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.
- Date of release
- 1985-01-01
- Runtime
- 39m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Yugesh Walia
Casting
- Bhikhu Parekh — Himself
- Benjamin Zephaniah — Himself
- Stuart Hall — Himself
- Gwyn A. Williams — Himself
- Shelley King — Narrator
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