Washington, D.C. Film Festival
- The World According to Sesame Street
- Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton & Linda Hawkins Costigan
Documentary. 2006. USA, Kosovo, Bangladesh, South Africa, El Salvador. 83 min. English, Subtitled.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary Competition, Sundance Film Festival, 2006.
Coming to broadcast on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens on October 24, 2006.
Special preview screening, presented by ITVS, Independent Lens, and Artists for
Amnesty. Tickets are free and will be available at the door on a first come first served basis. Seats are limited. Free parking is available after 6:00 pm.
Featuring introductory remarks by Sessame Workshop International Producer Nadine Zylstra and Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen.
A Q&A with representatives from Global Fund for Children, Amnesty International and Search for Common Ground will follow the screening.
The World According to Sesame Street is a feature-length documentary, in cooperation with "Sesame Street," that explores the drama and complexities behind producing international versions of the world’s most-watched children’s television program. Produced and directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton—whose credits include Whale Rider (2003), The Shipping News (2001), and Mumford (1999)—and Linda Hawkins Costigan, who has directed and produced for CBS, Fox, Animal Planet, and Oxygen, among others. The documentary shows that social impact and change can come from the most unlikely sources, including a team of Muppets.
- Showings
Friday, September 15 at 6:30pm – National Geographic Society Headquarters
Washington, D.C. Premiere. Special preview screening event, presented by ITVS, Independent Lens and Artists for Amnesty. Tickets are FREE and will be distributed at the door on a first come first served basis. Seats are limited.