Immersion (short)
“What would school be like if nobody spoke your language?”
2009•12m•Released
Drama
Ten-year-old Moises has just immigrated to California from Mexico. He doesn't speak English, but he's good at math, so he hopes to do well on his first math test in the USA. Using untrained child actors from public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, “Immersion” plunges its audience into the visceral experience of a child who cannot understand his teacher. The film puts a human face on the debate about the education of English Language Learners.
Director
Richard Levien
Languages
English, Spanish
Cast
Angela Carlos De Silin
Mother
Nabor Acevedo
Father
Theodora Dunlap
Ms. Peterson
Gerardo Acevedo
Gerardo
Antonio Acosta
Janitor
Production
Producer
John Dilley
Producer
Zareen Poonen Levien
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