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Mother Tongue
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Finding Balance Is a Global Experience at the 2024 Mother Tongue Film FestivalIn a world that often feels on the edge of instability, the 2024 Mother Tongue Film Festival theme is profoundly resonant.
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Sakha Cinema: Worldviews from Northeastern Siberia on FilmThe Sakha Republic in Russia is often known for its wealth of natural resources and extreme climatic conditions.
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Mother Tongue Is Coming Home: Highlights and Themes in This Year’s Film FestivalAfter two years of online programming, the Mother Tongue Film Festival is Coming Home.
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Connecting to the Past and Present through Film: Insights from Mother Tongue DirectorsWe reached out to directors of several 2022 Mother Tongue Film Festival selections to ask their thoughts about how film connects us to the past.
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Legacy through the Filmmaker’s Lens: Insights from Mother Tongue DirectorsThe term “legacy” rings differently in the consciousness of each individual—and has different meanings in a range of cultural traditions and mother tongues.
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Language Builds Legacies: Historical Picks from the Mother Tongue Film FestivalWhen we take the time to listen to the ancestral legacies of those around us, we open our hearts and minds to the knowledge that exist in the act of sharing stories.
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Language Revitalization in Reflection: Six Years of the Mother Tongue Film FestivalFor six years now, the festival has advocated for the preservation and celebration of language and takes concrete action in this quest of advocacy.
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In My Grandmother’s House: Lessons in Visual Anthropology and StorytellingFor years before her passing, I worked with my grandma to write down and record the details of her life for an eventual memoir.
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How Storytelling HealsA Selection of Staff Picks at the Mother Tongue Film FestivalStorytelling provides the vital opportunity to understand elements of our history we most deeply resonate with.
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Cuando las historias sananUna selección de las películas favoritas del equipo del Festival de Cine de la Lengua Materna
Nos curamos cuando nos entendemos a nosotros mismos, y entendemos nuestras historias, y nuestra lengua.
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