Now I Can Speak

Produced by: 
2017 Documentary History Project for Youth
Year: 
2017
Duration: 
00:09:41

Individual Film Price:

Higher Education Institutions & Government Agency DVD | $49.95
K-12 & Public Libraries DVD | $49.95
Home Video DVD License – Restrictions Apply | $5.95

 

 


Documentary History Project for Youth Compilation Price:

This video is available for purchase as part of a Documentary History Project for Youth Vol. 20 - "Migration" compilation DVD.

Higher Education Institutions & Government Agency DVD | $139.00
K-12 & Public Libraries DVD | $79.00
Home Video DVD License – Restrictions Apply | $20.00

 

 


Scribe Video Center Program:

The Documentary History Project for Youth (DHPY) is an annual after-school, weekend and summertime digital media production workshop for middle and high school students. Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political and cultural history of Philadelphia. 

 


DHPY Student(s): Abia Noumbissi (Haverford High School)

 


Instructors: NaOme Richardson and Derrick Woodyard 

 


Film Summary:

This short documentary is about immigration and migration from the perspective of African and Chinese immigrants who didn’t speak English and had to learn English to get used to their new society and culture. It also tackles the topic of bilingualism and whether or not it's beneficial to the speaker.