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Immersion (short)

What would school be like if nobody spoke your language?

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Released:January 18, 2009
Runtime:12m
Status:Released

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.

Cast

Angela Carlos De Silin

Mother

Nabor Acevedo

Father

Theodora Dunlap

Theodora Dunlap

Ms. Peterson

Gerardo Acevedo

Gerardo

Antonio Acosta

Janitor

Storyline

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.

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