Translation is the focus in the final part of Nurith Aviv's documentary trilogy exploring language and linguistics
If there is one field that has not waited for the global market before dispersing worldwide it must be knowledge. People from all backgrounds have been sharing and disseminating learning for ages. Among their number, one particular category – translators – stands out, for without them such exchanges could not happen. In her latest film Nurith Aviv focuses on these passionate bridge-builders, men and women who shun the limelight to spread the written word.
Aviv was born in Israel and started working as a lead camera operator in 1969. Since 1989 she has devoted all her time to documentaries and in the last 10 years she has concentrated on written and spoken Hebrew, and all it involves beyond the reach of linguistics.
The first part of this project, completed in 2004, was Misafa Lesafa: From Language to Language.
If there is one field that has not waited for the global market before dispersing worldwide it must be knowledge. People from all backgrounds have been sharing and disseminating learning for ages. Among their number, one particular category – translators – stands out, for without them such exchanges could not happen. In her latest film Nurith Aviv focuses on these passionate bridge-builders, men and women who shun the limelight to spread the written word.
Aviv was born in Israel and started working as a lead camera operator in 1969. Since 1989 she has devoted all her time to documentaries and in the last 10 years she has concentrated on written and spoken Hebrew, and all it involves beyond the reach of linguistics.
The first part of this project, completed in 2004, was Misafa Lesafa: From Language to Language.
- 2/1/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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