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Tangier Treehouse

by David Shadrack Smith and Charlotte Mangin

When a group of Moroccan street children are invited to take part in a treehouse building workshop, they find themselves and their lives unexpectedly transformed.

The Team

by Patrick Reed

A look at a dramatic TV soap opera series, created after Kenya's violent 2007 presidential election, that Kenyans hope will help bridge deep ethnic divisions.

Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices

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Town of Runners

by Jerry Rothwell

Town of Runners follows three young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to current Olympic and world champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele.

Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection

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The Virgin Diaries

by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens

A young Moroccan woman, who is soon to be married off, defies all taboos and embarks on a quest with her American friend to find answers to urgent questions about sex, virginity, and Islam.

The Water Project: South Africa

by Lichaba Nthethe

An enlightening quartet of international documentaries designed to bring awareness and attention to the worldwide water crisis.

Global Perspectives Collection

Welcome to the World

by Brian Hill

Welcome to the World asks: Is it worse to be born poor than to die poor?

Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Global Perspectives Collection, Why Poverty?

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Women, War & Peace

by Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker, and Pamela Hogan

Women, War & Peace, a five-part PBS mini-series, is a global media initiative on the roles of women in peace and conflict.

Women and Girls Lead

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The World According to Sesame Street

by Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan

The World According to Sesame Street explores the drama and complexities behind producing international versions of the world’s most popular children’s television program.

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