The World According to Sesame Street

The World According to Sesame Street

Infobox Film
name = The World According to Sesame Street


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caption = Promotional movie poster
director = Linda Hawkins Costigan
Linda Goldstein-Knowlton
producer =
writer = Eric Martin
Charlie Pearson
narrator =
starring = Terrence Howard
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 2005
runtime = 104 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:337255
imdb_id = 0434440

"The World According to Sesame Street" is a 2005 feature-length documentary created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series "Sesame Street", and the complexities of creating international adaptations. It focuses on the adaptations of "Sesame Street" in Bangladesh ("Sisimpur"), Kosovo ("Rruga Sesam", in Albanian; and "Ulica Sezam", in Serbian), and South Africa ("Takalani Sesame"). The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in the documentary competition.

The film was released on DVD by Sony Wonder on October 24, 2006. It was also featured that month on the public television documentary series "Independent Lens".

External links

* [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/worldaccordingtosesamestreet/ "The World According to Sesame Street"] site for Independent Lens on PBS


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