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
Director
Chad Freidrichs
Graphic Designer
T. Griffin
Original Music Composer
Carrie Lozano
Producer
Rodney Ascher
Graphic Designer
Andrew Black
Cinematographer
Ayumi Ashley
Colorist
Rob Humphreys
Additional Camera
Catherine Galasso
Thanks
Catherine McRae
Original Music Composer
William Lehman
Online Editor
Arwen Curry
Production Assistant
Ronald van der Spek
Location Sound Recordist
Chris Martin
Telecine Colorist
James Blake
Production Assistant
Colin Blackshear
Additional Camera
Carrie Lozano
Producer
Andy Black
Cinematography
Shannon Kennedy
Editor / Writer
Dennis Cronin
Original Music Composer
Huntley
Location Sound Recordist
Jeffrey Boyette
Online Editor
Paul Hill
Online Editor
Daniel Agostino
Production Assistant
John Fong
Production Assistant
Caroline Gelb
Production Assistant
Martin Tay
Production Assistant
Mark Christiansen
Graphic Designer
Cooper Miller
Graphic Designer
Carl Williamson
Graphic Designer
Daniel Cuthbert
Thanks
Mark Decena
Thanks
Don Loeb
Thanks
Luisa Rund
Thanks
Daniel Salomon
Thanks
Details.
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.