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The World According To Sesame Street [DVD]

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Genre	Children's Music, The World According To Sesame Street The World According To Sesame Street
Format	Color, DVD, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Contributor	The World According To Sesame Street
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 39 minutes

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Did you know that Cookie Monster speaks Albanian and Serbian? Or that Kami, a South African Muppet sings in Zulu? Have you met Tuktuki, a new character who might reach over 13 million kids in Bangladesh? In more than 120 countries all over the globe, Sesame Workshop and an international team of Muppets tackle the world's most challenging issues for 3-5 year olds including: HIV/AIDS in South Africa, post conflict resolution in a divided Kosovo, school and play for kids in Bangladesh where kids start working at 5 years old. The World According to Sesame Street explores the behind-the-scenes drama, challenges, and rewarding outcome of producing local versions of the world's most watched children's television program. The film follows dedicated Sesame producers around the globe as they team with local producers to bring to life the shows in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa. The World According to Sesame Street celebrates the child in each of us, the critical need and desire for children's education around the globe, and the enduring love that adults have for Sesame Street and all its characters. Reccomended for ages 13 and up.

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches; 3.52 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, DVD, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 39 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ October 24, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ The World According To Sesame Street
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Wonder
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000H6SY6Y
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Kevvboy

It's about so much more than a television show

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2006

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This is an absolutely terrific documentary that I first saw on "Independent Lens" on PBS.

As "Sesame Street" spreads around the world, the creators of the show go to great pains to involve local people and cultures in the local version of the show. Oftentimes this is happening in unstable countries and involves considerable risk on the part of the producers. The rhythm of the film builds and builds, the tension rises, and it becomes quite an emotional journey.

At first you may wonder why it's important - why do the kids of war-ravaged Bosnia need Muppets? But when you see the desperate conditions of these kids, you are made to realize how important a tiny bit of education - even via TV - can be in the life of a truly vulnerable child.

I found myself caring a great deal about whether or not the producers would get "Sesame Street" on the air in Bangladesh. I had tears in my eyes watching a bunch of kids clustered around a TV, watching the first show ever created to help them learn more.

This is a wonderful piece of film work, an inspiring story, and an unscripted drama all in one. I'm not even a big fan of the Muppets, to tell the truth - but I loved this film.

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K. Kirkpatrick

Great documentary, wish there were special features

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2007

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This documentary is an in-depth look at how productions of acclaimed children's show Sesame Street "translates" into similar series in other countries. While this movie is not for children, it does share the thoughtful, caring process used to include each country's unique set of values and issues in a children's show. The DVD does not have any special features - I was hoping to see one international episode in its entirety so I could see the final product after watching the behind-the-scenes work that goes into making it. But the documentary itself does show clips from a handful of various countries.

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John Quevedo

Great quality!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021

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A wonderful documentary about wonderful people that Try to make the world a better place against monumental odds… thank you so much.

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vgEagle

Very educational film

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2020

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Very educational documentary! Was required to watch this for a college course, but would recommend watching it for personal education.

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arianna del bene

heart warming

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2014

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I had to watch this for an Education class and I loved it so much I purchased it. It really touched my heart in so many ways. This is not a documentary for children (WHICH was not the intention) so I do not know why people are negatively commenting on this. This is definitely a good political documentary.

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ConBrio

Superb story of responsiveness, adaptation and listening

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2007

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This is a wonderful film that demonstrates that Sesame Street's core strength lies not in its characters, but in its process for uncovering and manifesting each culture's core values - while staying true to Sesame Street's core values of equality, equal opportunity and hope. Inspiring, fun, educational and very, very moving. A model for any and all cross-cultural discussions.

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mason

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018

that it is a great show and its clailsc

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S. Barnard

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2007

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I found it very interesting to learn about how sesame street was branching out into other cultures and countrys, but I had expected it would be more like a sesame street episode exploring different cultures and countries. I was hoping for something for my kids to enjoy and learn from instead of a documentary. My kids weren't interested and I didn't even watch the whole thing.

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John Dean

High Quality Documentary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2014

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Excellent study. Shows very well what a humanistic soft power can achieve.

Please note that this documentary is thoughtful and quite useful for classroom use -- specially when trying to figure out:
(i) positive, liberal techniques of social persuasion; (ii)
why and how children learn; (iii) the shaping effects of mass media on social and cultural values; (iv) the effect of US culture outside the USA and to what extent the USA is, or is not, a "universal" culture.

It would be great to have a study of this kind done on other US TV show abroad, or have "World According to Sesame Street" updated avery decade or so as global political, cultural, mass media and telecommunications conditions swiftly change.

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