I hope the recent and continuing PBS broadcasts have given you a chance to see Speaking in Tongues whether for the first time or again–hopefully with friends or family members.  If you haven’t had a chance to see it in the last few weeks, why not make history now by streaming it on the PBS website before next Friday, September 17?  It’s historic because it’s the first time PBS has ever had a program available to stream in three different languages!  You can watch the original English version with no subtitles or subtitled in either Spanish or Chinese right on your computer, any time, any place (that you get high-speed Internet access).

And even if you have seen the film, you might just want to refresh your memory of it since this coming Monday, September 13 will be your opportunity to (virtually) meet filmmaker Marcia Jarmel when Speaking in Tongues is featured on firedoglake.com’s Movie Night Salon from 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET/ 5:00pm – 6:30 pm PT on September 13th.   Marcia will be interviewed in a live chat by Lisa Derrick, aka La Figa, and anyone with a firedoglake account (log in at Firedoglake.com, or sign up here)  logged in during the interview can participate in the online conversation.  If you’re not familiar with this type of live chat, you can go here to see an example of another FDL Movie Night interview.

There is no URL yet for Marcia’s FDL interview because it’s a live event, but if you visit firedoglake.com at the appointed time, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET/ 5:00pm – 6:30 pm PT on September 13th, it will be featured on the homepage.  If you don’t find it immediately, go to the search bar in the upper right portion of the homepage, and type in “Speaking in Tongues Movie Night.”

This will be your chance to “talk” to Marcia, via your keyboard and screen,  about her family’s own experience with language immersion education, their commitment to multilingualism and multiculturalism, the current political climate for immersion education nationally and in San Francisco, any questions you might have about the film or how it was made, and even what Julian, Kelly, Durrell, and Jason are up to now!

And don’t forget, Speaking in Tongues is still on the broadcast calendar for many PBS stations nationwide.  Click here, then enter your zip code to get schedules for PBS stations in your area.  When you get to the calendar, again enter “Speaking in Tongues” in the search bar in the upper right, and you’ll get information for the next PBS screenings in your area.

While some folks are lucky enough to attend a live screening with the filmmakers present for Q&A, Marcia and Ken can’t be everywhere all the time.  We’re lucky that FireDogLake is giving everyone with a computer and Internet access an opportunity to actually participate in the conversation this film has started.  We hope you take advantage of it and tell others about this opportunity as well as the PBS streaming and continued national broadcasts.