The Films

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PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
Premiere Date: October 23, 2007
Want to find out how democracy really works? Then head to China. Three eight-year-old students—a charismatic challenger, a ruthless incumbent and a thoughtful outsider—all campaign for the coveted position of class monitor in a third-grade classroom in Wuhan. Hot debates. Backstabbing. Alliances. Move over Little League, real sport is coming and it's called democracy.
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IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA
Premiere Date: March 18, 2008
She's already overcome tremendous obstacles to become the first woman ever elected president in Africa—now all she has to do is turn around Liberia—a country devastated by unemployment, debt, corruption and the legacy of civil war. Follow Ellen Johnson Sirleaf through her first year in office as she faces angry mobs, ambitious political rivals and high-ranking members of the international community.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people

with additional support from

the National Endowment for the Arts