The Boy who Spoke Moomoo

External links

http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/34580/

34581/210689/020709visionawards.htm

Synopsis
The Village of Moo is kept standing because the inhabitants speak Moomoo. If they stop speaking Moomoo, the village would crumble and fall. A little boy realises that his grandfather has died and that he is the last person in Moo. Cracks begin to appear on the walls…

About the Project
This film was written in collaboration with Ambjorn Elder for the 2009 Commonwealth Awards. The theme for the Vision Awards was Global Challenges and The New Generation. The story was based on disappearing languages and how the new generation played an important role in keeping disappearing languages alive.

Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the languages spoken on Earth- many of them not yet recorded, may disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture and the natural environment.

The images below are a few sketches from the project.

Screenings and awards
2009, Highly commended Prize, The Commonwealth Vision Awards ceremony, London