Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues

Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues

15 minutes 1970 HD

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Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues is a tribute and call to action for linguistic diversity. A 15-minute motion poem (poem on film), each line comes from a different treasure or minority language. 48 speakers each speak in their mother tongues, as line by line, language by language, the poem is created.

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