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Immersion (short)

Immersion (short)

What would school be like if nobody spoke your language?

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

12 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 January 2009

Country

Cast

Angela Carlos De Silin

Angela Carlos De Silin

Mother

Nabor Acevedo

Nabor Acevedo

Father

Theodora Dunlap

Theodora Dunlap

Ms. Peterson

Gerardo Acevedo

Gerardo Acevedo

Gerardo

Antonio Acosta

Antonio Acosta

Janitor

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