Creative Capital

Description

Tongues of Heaven explores the revitalization by young people of indigenous languages that are facing extinction. This fifty-five minute film, set on the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan, specifically focuses on the desire of indigenous youth to return to the language of their forebears. Conceived in part as a participatory community media project, Tongues of Heaven’s larger concerns include the impact of language on identity and culture, and the significance of marginalized languages in an increasingly homogenized world.