Colours of the Alphabet
2016, English. Directed by Alastair Cole.
Does the future have to be in English?
It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population lack the opportunity to be educated in their own language. In Colours of the Alphabet we get an insight into the challenges this poses as we follow a group of first graders in Zambia – a country with 72 local languages where education is primarily offered in English.
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- 1h 20m
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- English
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Colours of the Alphabet runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Colours of the Alphabet isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 February 2016. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Colours of the Alphabet?
Colours of the Alphabet (2016) was directed by Alastair Cole.