The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
From Nebraska-based filmmaker Brigitte Timmerman, this award-winning documentary profiles the last fluent speakers of the Omaha language. Through a series of vignettes, The Omaha Speaking collects the moving stories of elders who grew up speaking their native tongue and dedicated educators working to keep the language alive. Includes spoken Umóⁿhoⁿ Íye (Omaha) language with English subtitles.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Brigitte TimmermanDirector
- Brigitte TimmermanWriter
Cast
- Tim GrantSelf (Drum Keeper of the Omaha Tribe)
- Octa KeenSelf (Umóⁿhoⁿ fluent speaker)
- Taylor KeenSelf (Founder, Sacred Seed Project)
- Tatanka MeansSelf (Narrator)
- Wilhelm MeyaSelf (CEO, The Language Conservancy)
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Themes
thoughtfuldignifiedinformative