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| Bert and Ernie, Sesame Street residents |
This documentary explores the global reach of the
Sesame Street project and the challenges facing its messages of literacy, numeracy, and good-natured cooperation.
From its roots in the US civil rights movement, to its international expansion with co-productions in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa, discover how social change can come from the most unlikely sources - even from a team of singing and dancing Muppets. Can the most watched childrens' television show in history truly change the world, one child at a time?
The September 5 screening will be introduced by Craig Shemin.
