The World According to Sesame Street

Name: The World According to Sesame Street
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton,Linda Hawkins
Released: 2006

Linda Goldstein Knowlton Linda Hawkins 2006

The World According To Sesame Street explores the drama, challenges, and rewarding outcome as dedicated Sesame producers and local producers bring to life the world’s most watched children’s television program in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa.

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Running Time:	104 min.
Subject(s):	Activism, African Cinema and Culture, Animals, Anthropology, Arts and Culture, Asian Studies, Biography, Children, Colonialism, Creative, Education, Ethnography, Family, Globalization, Health, History, Human Rights, Immigration and Migration, LGBT, Media, Music, Politics, Poverty, Society, Women, Youth
Language(s):	English
Director(s):	Linda Goldstein Knowlton Linda Hawkins
Producer(s):	Mohiuddin Ahmed, Avni Ahmetaj, Sophie Barry, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Nechama Goldstein, Linda Hawkins, Jen Kaczor
Cinematographer:	Christine Burrill, Nelson Hume
Editor(s):	Kate Amend, Johanna Demetrakas, Alicia Dwyer
Production Company:	International Street Productions, Participant

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Sundance Film Festival - 2006

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