The Out of Eden Walk Website is Linked Here. Paul Salopek in 2013 started a fascinating journey which he is still on. His goal, retrace the path of human migration from the heart of Africa to the tip of South America while visiting the people who currently live in those locations. Throughout his journey he…
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Subtitles Blog: A Cultural Comparison Are You Listening!
A Comparison of the Bangladeshi film Are You Listening! to the New Jersey lifestyle. The film can be rented from YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ckoLiJ7P91g. It is $3.99 for Standard Definition and $4.99 for High Definition. Background The film Are You Listening! is a film about the rural Bangladeshi village of Sutarkhali in 2011. Two years earlier,…
Exploring another culture through television
I took a look at episode one of Nuestra Lucha Libre. The show follows the lives of Mexican wrestlers and shows what they do inside and outside of wrestling. There were many cultural aspects in this show, there were so many bright colors and featured clips of people playing music on guitars and such. Click…
Cultural Comparison – The Life Ahead
The Life Ahead is an Italian movie that is based in the port city of Bari, Apulia, Italy. It follows the story of a twelve-year-old orphan named Momo who gets taken in by the woman he robbed Madam Rosa. Madam Rosa is an elderly holocaust survivor. Momo and Madam Rosa develop a deep bond that…