We Will Speak

We Will Speak (2023)

With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from disappearing.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2023-03-23
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Production Company: Blurry Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Michael McDermit, Schon Duncan.
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Summary

The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than an estimated 2,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The covid pandemic has unfortunately hastened the course. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the language from the brink of extinction.

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  • Keli Gonzales

    as Self

  • Carolyn Swepston

    as Self

  • Schon Duncan

    as Self

  • Marion Scraper

    as Self

  • Eda Scraper

    as Self

  • Durbin Feeling

    as Self

  • Clifton Petit

    as Self

  • Weynema Smith

    as Self

  • David Crawler

    as Self

  • Betty Frogg

    as Self

  • Clara Proctor

    as Self

  • Cora Flute

    as Self

  • Gil Jackson

    as Self

  • Oleta Pritchett

    as Self

  • Bo Lossiah

    as Self

  • Marlene Ballard

    as Self

  • Ann Arneach

    as Self

  • Gary Wayne Vann

    as Self

  • Howard Paden

    as Self

  • Colby Luper

    as Self

  • Ernestine Berry

    as Self

  • Ryan Mackey

    as Self

  • Krystan Moser

    as Self

  • Dehaluyi Gonzales

    as Self

  • Ashlyn Fullerton

    as Self

  • Agalisiga Mackey

    as Self

  • Olivia Wildcat

    as Self

  • TJ Holland

    as Self

  • JP Johnson

    as Self

  • Lukas Swepston

    as Self

  • Dakota Brown

    as Self

  • Carney Duncan

    as Self

  • Andrew Swepston

    as Self
Sound Matt Miller Music
Editing Jacob Koestler Editor
Production Katherine Harper Executive Producer
Editing Kyungchan Min Colorist
Production Jacob Koestler Producer
Production Carol Anderson Associate Producer
Production Thomas Sadoski Executive Producer
Production Schon Duncan Producer
Crew Jacob Koestler Post-Production Manager
Production Derek Boonstra Associate Producer
Production Michael Mahaffie Associate Producer
Production John Helgeland Associate Producer
Production Leah Trznadel Assistant Production Coordinator
Production Mark Shlomchik Executive Producer
Production Michael McDermit Producer
Production Diana Baldovino Executive Producer
Production Dick Anderson Associate Producer
Crew Rory Crittenden Second Unit Cinematographer
Production Natalia Tararova Associate Producer
Directing Michael McDermit Director
Directing Schon Duncan Director
Crew Jacob Koestler Cinematography
Production Gill Holland Executive Producer
Production Laura Heberton Producer
Production Keli Gonzales Producer
Production Rory Crittenden Associate Producer
Production Ben Speiser Executive Producer
Production Wes Studi Executive Producer

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