Andrew Kolker

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)

In the bayous and swamps east of New Orleans reside members of one of America\'s least-known ethnic group, the Spanish-speaking "Islenos" of St. Bernard Parish. Their ancestors came to this country over two hundred years ago from the Canary Islands off the West coast of Africa, and today their descendants continue to make a living as fishermen and trappers.

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way they do, where the words come from, and what it means to talk with a New Orleans accent.

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)

In the bayous and swamps east of New Orleans reside members of one of America\'s least-known ethnic group, the Spanish-speaking "Islenos" of St. Bernard Parish. Their ancestors came to this country over two hundred years ago from the Canary Islands off the West coast of Africa, and today their descendants continue to make a living as fishermen and trappers.

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way they do, where the words come from, and what it means to talk with a New Orleans accent.