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Documentary 2006

The World According to Sesame Street

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Synopsis

A look at the global reach of Sesame Street through its co-productions in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa, examining how each local adaptation and its Muppet cast are tailored to the specific social issues facing that country.

Context & Trivia

Produced by Participant Productions and written by Eric Martin and Charlie Pearson, the film premiered at Sundance in January 2006 and later aired on PBS's Independent Lens in an edited form on October 24, 2006.

Direction

Linda Hawkins Costigan, Linda Goldstein-Knowlton

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