The Universal Language (2011)
31m
Running Time
October 10, 2011Release Date
The Universal Language (2011)
31m
Running Time
October 10, 2011Release Date
Plot.
The Universal Language is a new documentary from Academy Award-nominated director Sam Green (The Weather Underground). This 30-minute film traces the history of Esperanto, an artificial language that was created in the late 1800s by a Polish eye doctor who believed that if everyone in the world spoke a common tongue, humanity could overcome racism and war. Fittingly, the word “Esperanto” means “one who hopes.” During the early 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people around the world spoke Esperanto and believed in its ideals. Today, surprisingly, a vibrant Esperanto movement still exists. In this first-ever documentary about Esperanto, Green creates a portrait of the language and those who speak it today that is at once humorous, poignant, stirring, and ultimately hopeful.
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Cast & Crew.

Sam Green
Producer / Director / Writer / Editor

Carrie Lozano
Producer

Andy Black
Cinematography

Carrie Lozano
Producer

Shannon Kennedy
Editor / Writer

Paul Hill
Online Editor

Andrew Black
Cinematographer

Huntley
Location Sound Recordist

Cooper Miller
Graphic Designer

Catherine Galasso
Thanks

Don Loeb
Thanks

Dennis Cronin
Original Music Composer

Jeffrey Boyette
Online Editor

William Lehman
Online Editor

Colin Blackshear
Additional Camera

Chris Martin
Telecine Colorist

Martin Tay
Production Assistant

Chad Freidrichs
Graphic Designer

Mark Decena
Thanks

Carl Williamson
Graphic Designer

Daniel Salomon
Thanks

Ayumi Ashley
Colorist

T. Griffin
Original Music Composer

James Blake
Production Assistant

Caroline Gelb
Production Assistant

Ronald van der Spek
Location Sound Recordist

Mark Christiansen
Graphic Designer

Daniel Cuthbert
Thanks

Luisa Rund
Thanks

Rob Humphreys
Additional Camera

John Fong
Production Assistant

Catherine McRae
Original Music Composer
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time31m
Budget$100,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
language
language barrier
language and communication
native language
international communication
language history
Wiki.
The Universal Language (Esperanto: La Universala Lingvo) is a 2011 short documentary film on the Esperanto language and the movement around it. Using much archive footage from the language's early days, as well as interviews with Esperantists today, the film constructs a linear narrative of Esperanto's history and goals.
The film, directed by Sam Green won the 2012 Ashland Independent Film Festival award for Juried Best Short Documentary.
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