Immersion (short) (2009)
Immersion (short) (2009)
What would school be like if nobody spoke your language?
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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Angela Carlos De Silin Angela Carlos De Silin As: Mother
Nabor Acevedo Nabor Acevedo As: Father
Theodora Dunlap Theodora Dunlap As: Ms. Peterson
Gerardo Acevedo Gerardo Acevedo As: Gerardo
Antonio Acosta Antonio Acosta As: Janitor
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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.


Tagline: What would school be like if nobody spoke your language?
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Drama

Language: English, Español

Release Date: 18 January 2009

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Runtime: 12m

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