Language is the Key (1985)
This documentary is constructed in two parts. Part one deals with the suppression of other ‘minority’ cultures, part two looks at the ways these cultures are fighting back. The film includes contributions from Prof. Stuart Hall (The Open University), Prof, Bikkhu Parekh (Commission for Racial Equality), Prof. Gwyn Williams (Historian/Author), Benjamin Zephaniah (Poet), teachers and children, with experiences of Gujarati, Caribbean, Creole and Welsh.
Director: Yugesh Walia
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Bhikhu Parekh as Himself |
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Benjamin Zephaniah as Himself |
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Stuart Hall as Himself |
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Gwyn A. Williams as Himself |
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Shelley King as Narrator |
| Directing | Yugesh Walia | Director |
| Production | Sunandan Walia | Producer |
| Editing | Yugesh Walia | Editor |
| Sound | Alun Curnock | Sound |
| Camera | Peter Rance | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steve Beer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Donald Guy | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Roy Richardson | Sound |
| Sound | Andy Harrison | Sound |