Comments

“I had never known that Quechua was such a fading language and your presentation/research really showed these aspects. I also recall you saying that the native Quechua speakers were afraid to even speak when the camera was rolling. I cannot even understand how this could come about.The interviews in your video also captured the different perspectives of the people in the towns and then those in the mountains. It was very enlightening and I felt quite empathetic towards the native speakers. Thank you for showing us your research, it was a real eye-opener!”

“My name is Penny Petropoulos and I am from Toronto, Canada. I am putting together research on the topic of language revitalisation for Quechua in Peru. I came across a video of your's on youtube regarding your visit to Peru and how you made a documentary.”

“I found that your story very inspirational and would like to applaud you on your journey and strong cultural values. My mother and father are from small villages in Greece as well and it really touched my heart. I hope justice is served for the millions who still speak the language as it is very important that the language remains strong and long lasting.”

“On behalf of the School, hearty congratulations on your success in winning the Local Filmmakers Award (Sydney Latin American Film Festival 2010) for your film "Quechua: The Fading Inca Language".

“My name's Shaheena and I'm doing the ARTS 1571 Introductory to Spanish course. I just want to say thank you for showing us your video on the Quechua language on last Mondays lecture. You did a fantastic job and it really opened my eyes to just how discriminated against, the Quechua people are. Before the lecture on Monday, I really had no idea about how people perceived the Quechua language but now I know that it is really disappointing and offensive to many. Thanks once again!”

“I JUST watched your documentary!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Please take my advise, DO NOT lose your interests and passion in linguistic anthropology! PLEASE try hard to pursue it! Someone with your expertise and skills is needed in this country to forward Australia's involvement in linguistic anthropology! Can I please buy an official copy of your DVD? I also would like to get your autograph on it because i think it is something special and I can see you becoming very famous one day if you continue your work!”

“I'd like to show this in some of the classes i teach – there's lots of important issues discussed about language, identity and learning about culture. Muy bien hecho! Felcitaciones!”.

“Loved your film and would love a copy whenever possible”.