English as a Third Language
Film (short)
by AG COM Productions/Neba Lawrence
John Malinke John Malinke, an African student from the Republic of Boluake in Central Africa, is required to take a course called "English as a Third Language," designed for students who can barely understand a word in the language and who must pass the course prior to taking regular classes at Rodeoville University in Philadelphia, USA. The teacher, Carlson, is a frustrated, depressed male who wonders why he got chosen to teach the course. He makes fun of his students, assuming none of them understands a word he's saying. That's where the fun begins....
Featuring: Jackai as John Malinke; Eduardo Rosenbaum as Carlson; Nora as Akiko Takimura; Zhao Yang as Kong Dung and Jin Zheng Hui as Lee Pong. Producer: Jackai; Director: Neba Lawrence.
Nominated for the Public's Award at the Festival Yaounde Tout Court (July 2015)
Saint Joseph's University
(2005-2007)
Temple University
(1998-2002)