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The Telephone Eulogies (2008)
Short | 19 min | Short

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The Telephone Eulogies (2008)

Short | 19 min | Short

Spoken in 12 languages, 'The Telephone Eulogies' is a living experiment on film that combines a children's game of broken telephone, a self-penned eulogy and a trans-cultural cast of translators, performers and language enthusiasts. The ...See moreSpoken in 12 languages, 'The Telephone Eulogies' is a living experiment on film that combines a children's game of broken telephone, a self-penned eulogy and a trans-cultural cast of translators, performers and language enthusiasts. The film follows the eulogic narrative as it snakes its way through 12 languages and 21 translations, ultimately shedding layers of the original message as it is transformed by miscommunication, misunderstanding, mis-perception and misnomer. Ultimately, the message suffers a slow death by interpretation while continually giving birth to new possible meanings. Written by Stephen Legari See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Fajer Al-Kaisi Arabic speaker Arabic speaker See fewer	Jellystone (2021)
Martin Belanger French speaker French speaker See fewer	The Triple Eight
Jo-Anne Bryan ASL speaker ASL speaker See fewer	The Telephone Eulogies (2008)
Ilona Elkin Finnish speaker Finnish speaker See fewer	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Aimee Lee Mandarin speaker Mandarin speaker See fewer	Cheech (2006)
Brian Lee Russian speaker Russian speaker See fewer	The Telephone Eulogies (2008)
Fung Ying Man German speaker German speaker See fewer	Prank Patrol (2005)
Patricia McKenzie English speaker English speaker See fewer	Cosmopolis (2012)
Prasad Ananda Pathanjali Tamil speaker Tamil speaker See fewer	The Telephone Eulogies (2008)
Tekahionhake Peters Mohawk speaker Mohawk speaker See fewer	The Telephone Eulogies (2008)
Sheila Ribeiro Portuguese speaker Portuguese speaker See fewer	Pinta (2013)
Nobuya Shimamoto Japanese speaker Japanese speaker See fewer	Shōgun (2024)