Colours of the Alphabet
Colours of the Alphabet
It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population lack the opportunity to be educated in their own language. In Colours of the Alphabet we get an insight into the challenges this poses as we follow a group of first graders in Zambia – a country with 72 local languages where education is primarily offered in English.
Country: US
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2016-02-21
Director: Alastair Cole
Production: Tongue Tied Films, Lansdowne Productions
Cast:
Tagline: Does the future have to be in English?
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