Project

Be-Longing is a Micro-Documentaries series dedicated to Houston´s linguistic legacy

Houston, recently decalrated teh city with the greatest diversiy of «mother tongues» in te United States of America, displays a multiplicity of cultures that are expressed in a diverse set of languages. The Be-Longing project aims to make visible a group of 4 of these spoken languages through 4 unique family stories.

About Be-Longing a Micro-Documentaries Series 2023
In each story, an object is chosen to be the trigger for a story of a journey that evokes uprooting and regeneration. Each video presents stories between two speakers, one, the issuer of a mother tongue and the other, represents the mediator who personifies a new local generation that articulates the dominant English language.

This material object evokes cultural ties that are seemingly enigmatic to everyone, except to those who retain their mother tongue.

PREMIERES:

Russian Chapter:
Wednesday, January 25 @ 7 pm CST

Arabic Chapter:
Thursday, January 26 @ 7 pm CST

Kinyarwanda Chapter:
Friday, January 27 @ 7 pm CST

Spanish Chapter:
Saturday, January 28 @ 7 pm CST

 
The Be-Longing project is funded in part by City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.