FILM: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET

ITVS Community Cinema, KQED, The Oakland Film Office, The City of Oakland and the Oakland Museum of California present:

“THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET”

This documentary explores the drama and complexities behind producing international versions of the world’s most popular children’s television program. Created in cooperation with the show itself, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET illustrates how social impact can come from the most seemingly unlikely sources, including a team of Muppets.

Want to be a TV puppeteer?
Lee Armstrong, TV puppeteer, will give a 5 minute “Hands On” demo

PANEL DISCUSSION AND RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE FILM
Dana Curran, Executive Director, World Savvy
Lee Armstrong, Co-owner/Producer, Images In Motion
Betsy J. Blosser, Ph.D. Professor Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts San Francisco State University
Lisa Ruth Shulman, Associate Executive Director of the International Child Resource Institute
Partner Organizations: Zeum, MOCHA: The Museum of Children's Art, World Savvy, International Child Resource Center and Amnesty International

For more information on ITVS Community Cinema or how to get involved visit http://www.itvs.org/outreach or email Moriah_Kinberg [at] itvs.org