Breaking the Language Barrier (1961)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

14 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short documentary from 1961 that was nominated for an Oscar. It was made by the United States Air Force and shows something about overcoming communication challenges. The film was also recognized as a good public relations piece.

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What happens

Breaking the Language Barrier is a 1961 American short documentary film. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Hermon Lee Knox served as Director of Photography. According to a declassified National Reconnaissance Office document, "Although the film failed to win an Oscar when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its annual awards on April 9, 1962, Headquarters APCS and the 1352nd Photographic Group received plaques honoring the nomination of the film for consideration in the competition. In the 1962 competition held by the magazine Industrial Photography for motion pictures in the In-Plant Category, Breaking the Language Barrier, selected as the USAF entry, tied with The Idea of Michigan (Univ. of Michigan Television Center) as the best general public-relations films. The announcement of the award was made in September 1962. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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