2023 Atlanta Film Festival

ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (WE WILL SPEAK) (w/ RADIO BINGO)

Expired May 11, 2023 4:00 AM
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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. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge to help save the language from extinction.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    95 minutes
  • Language
    Cherokee, English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Southeast US
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  • Director
    Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
  • Screenwriter
    Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
  • Producer
    Keli Gonzales, Laura Heberton
  • Executive Producer
    Wes Studi, Gill Holland, Traci Sorell, Ben Speicer, Thomas Sadoski
  • Cast
    Keli Gonzales, Schon Duncan, Carolyn Swepston
  • Cinematographer
    Jacob Koestler
  • Editor
    Jacob Koestler
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