I Will Speak English

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Documentary

Overview

'An instructional film made on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare, demonstrating a new technique to teach English to illiterate adult audiences in the Gold Coast. (..) This is a film with an almost entirely African cast, depicting an African teacher instructing a group of African students, produced by a predominantly African crew. Yet, the subject of the film – encouraging the widespread teaching of English – jars with this image of a modern Gold Coast. Just as the Gold Coast Film Unit was overseen by British figures – such as Sean Graham and, in this case, George Noble – this film also endorses the retention of British influence within a new national identity'. - Tom Rice, for colonialfilm.org

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 1, 1954
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Ghana, United Kingdom
Production: Gold Coast Film Unit
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site