Linguistics Movies

  • 2002
    Marc Okrand on Klingon

    Marc Okrand on Klingon

    Marc Okrand on Klingon

    02002HD

    Marc Okrand discusses his involvement with the Star Trek franchise and his work on inventing the Klingon and Vulcan languages.

    Marc Okrand on Klingon
  • 1991
    Involuntary Conversion

    Involuntary Conversion

    Involuntary Conversion

    01991HD

    This apocalyptic linguistic comedy meditates on the relationship between language, meaning and social decay and is scripted from "double-speak"...

    Involuntary Conversion
  • 2020
    To Save a Language

    To Save a Language

    To Save a Language

    02020HD

    Linguist Indrek Park has been working with Native American languages for over ten years. The film sees him recording the language of the Mandan...

    To Save a Language
  • 2019
    CodeSwitching

    CodeSwitching

    CodeSwitching

    02019HD

    CodeSwitching is a mash-up of personal stories from three generations of African American students who participated in a landmark voluntary...

    CodeSwitching
  • 2006
    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    02006HD

    The collaboration between the Tanacross and Northway, Alaska communities and trained linguistic specialists from the Alaska Native Language Center to...

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You