The following announcement is being distributed across campus:
To All Faculty and Staff,
Please advertise the special screening of The Linguists to your classes. This documentary was recently shown to a packed auditorium at the Jepson Arts Center in Savannah where our colleague, Dr. Thomas Klein, received a huge ovation. Cinema Arts Series is honored to be able to bring the film to the Georgia Southern campus. Please share this announcement with everyone you know. Any proceeds will benefit a student essay contest in the Department of Writing & Linguistics and help support the Cinema Arts Series.
Tomasz Warchol
Half of the world’s languages are in danger of disappearing within a few generations. Language scientists are rushing to work with speakers of endangered languages to save what they can. The Linguists follows Greg Anderson and David Harrison in their quest to document languages in the far reaches of the earth. In a race against time, Greg and David brave political instability and environmental hardships to record ancient languages before the last speakers pass away. Adventure and science project mix in this picture that touches everyone. Documentary produced and directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger. An official selection at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
With introductory remarks by Dr. Thomas Klein, Department of Writing & Linguistics, a research colleague of Greg Anderson. 65 minutes. $2, cash only.
7:15 pm
Russell Union Auditorium
“A charming film. It’s a lot of fun.” – LA Times
“Funny, enlightening, and ultimately uplifting.” – Kansas City Star
Cinema Arts films are not subsidized by student fees. Classroom decorum is required.
