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Moises, a ten-year-old student, struggles to communicate in his new school with limited access to his native language.
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Directed By Richard Levien, Produced By Richard Levien
Winner of the Immigration Award
Richard Levien, Director, Writer and Editor
Richard Levien has a PhD in theoretical physics from Princeton University, but has found his real passion in film. Immersion is Levien’s first film as a director. He also wrote the script.
Levien was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1968. He enjoys a good cup of tea and follows the (mostly ill) fate of the New Zealand cricket team. He is one of the few New Zealanders who played no part whatsoever in the making of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, despite being a long time admirer of director Peter Jackson.
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What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
Posted on 2009 08 02 by Uadifler
Even though I am aware of these issues it is always good to remind ourselves of what they face.
Posted on 2010 02 22 by Teresa Jolk
This just reminds us how many difficulties that each child faces everyday and to be compassionate.
Posted on 2010 02 22 by jproffitt
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