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Speaking in Tongues – Free Showing

Speaking In Tongues: 4 kids, 4 languages, 1 city, 1 world

Speaking in Tongues

Come see Starr King’s own Durrell Laury, one of the stars of this new documentary.  The San Francisco Unified School District invites you to attend a special screening of the stunning documentary by San Francisco filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider. Speaking in Tongues follows the journey of four students in immersion programs in our city’s schools.

Saturday, May 9
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street @ Grove

Celebrate the multilingual vision of the San Francisco Unified School District with a screening of Speaking in Tongues, a documentary that stars four SFUSD students and the immersion programs that are turning them into citizens of the world, and, meet the filmmakers and the students at this special screening

About the Film

Watch the son of immigrant parents exceeding their abilities, not only in English, but also in Spanish. Watch the African-American son of a single mother, speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin. Watch the Caucasian teen navigating through the streets of Beijing. And watch the young Chinese-American girl, connecting with her grandmother, in grandma’s native language, a language the girl’s parents had lost.

For More Information

Click here for a brochure.

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  1. Marcia Jarmel Avatar
    Marcia Jarmel

    Just wanted to invite anyone interested in SPEAKING IN TONGUES to check out our 2-minute trailer at: http://www.speakingintonguesfilm.info. The website also has a place to sign up for our e-mail list if you want to know about other opportunities to see and use the film.

    Thanks.

    Marcia and Ken

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