Arts and Entertainment

'Speaking in Tongues' documentary to be shown during Arts Fest

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will have another attraction this year: a special screening of the film “Speaking in Tongues” by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider.

Recipient of the Audience Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival, “Speaking in Tongues” is a story about four children speaking four different languages and learning to live in the same city. The film will be shown from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, in 22 Biobehavioral Health Building.

Judy Kroll, director of the Penn State Center for Language Science, will give a special introduction. This event is sponsored by the College of the Liberal Arts and hosted by Bilingualism Matters @ Penn State. For more information on the film and to view a trailer, visit www.speakingintonguesfilm.info

Last Updated July 2, 2015