Screening: Keep Talking, discussion with Director Karen Weinberg to follow
@ Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
141 N State St, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, January 5th, from 8:15PM - 11PM
Karen Weinberg in person!
KEEP TALKING
2017, Karen Weinberg, USA, 80 min.
Friday, January 5, 8:15 pm
Thursday, January 11, 8:15 pm
“A deftly-woven ode to language as identity and community.”–Zoe Grams, 24 Hours Vancouver
This film is part of our “Stranger Than Fiction” series.
The power of language transforms the lives of four young women and becomes a cultural catalyst in this vibrant saga set in and around Kodiak, Alaska. Director Weinberg spent five years following the efforts of a handful of elders in a struggling Native American community who refuse to let their ancient Alutiiq language die. Teaching it with love and patience to a new generation, they spark a new strength and pride in heritage. Women of all ages are seen in the forefront, not least of all those whose futures are threatened in the yawning gap between a traditional way of life and the rootlessness of the mainstream American culture. The film focuses in part on Sadie, a withdrawn 13-year-old, whose discovery of the language, songs, and dances of her ancestors becomes a joyful turning point. In English and Kodiak Alutiiq with English subtitles. DCP digital.
Director Karen Weinberg will be present for audience discussion at both screenings.
Ticket link will be added when tickets are live.
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