“My Mother’s Tongue” is a short narrative film written by Chike Nwabukwu. It explores issues of family and fortitude, communication and culture. When Obi, the film’s protagonist, seeks knowledge of his family's history to fulfill a school assignment the most dependable person to provide this information unexpectedly suffers from a stroke and becomes unable to speak.
Needing to score well on this assignment so that he can continue to play in his band, he solicits the only other alternative – to speak to his estranged grandmother who is currently visiting from Nigeria. The only problem is that they don’t speak the same language.
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The filming of “My Mother’s Tongue” will take place in Washington, D.C. to the backdrop of the District’s go-go culture. Production is slated for Spring/Summer 2012. This video serves as a promotional/fundraiser video for Chike Nwabukwu and Afropolitan Legacy Theatre, the company that is leading the production efforts for this film. Please visitwww.afropolitanlegacy.com for more information on this project and/or to contact the producers.
