DUOLINGO


CATEGORY
Customer Stories

PROJECT
English Proficiency Test

ROLE
Producer, Creative

About this project

Very proud to share this film that tells the story of the Duolingo English Test through those it impacts most — the students! We traveled to 5 cities in 4 countries to interview 16 university students about the challenges of studying abroad, the evolution of the testing industry, and the life-changing power of higher education.

This project was special. We worked with Duolingo’s DET team to plan out a multi-country shoot to film 15+ different subjects who have all experienced having to take an English Proficiency Test in order to attend an English speaking college. Our core team was 5 people and then we picked up a few roles in each country we visited.

  • Production Company: Animal
    Director: Danny Yourd
    Co-Directors: Caroline Moylan, John Pope
    Director of Photography: John Pope
    1st AC: Luke Keibler
    Producer: Olivia Vaughn and Ally Oleynik
    Producer/AD: Stephen Turselli
    Editing: Doug Helmick

GRACE

For too long, English proficiency tests have been an expensive, stressful barrier between you and that next opportunity. This is the story of Grace from South Sudan and her experience with the test and Duolingo.