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An experiment in democracy is taking place in Wuhan, the most populous city in central China. For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School have been asked to elect a class monitor. Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chen, Weijun, 1969- (Director), Edkins, Don (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Chinese
Language Notes:In Mandarin, with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : The Cinema Guild, 2007.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Political campaigns > China > Wuhan.
Parent and child > China > Wuhan.
Third grade (Education) > China > Wuhan.
School children > China > Wuhan.
Democracy.
Student government > China > Elections.
Political campaigns > China.
School children > China.
Conseils d'étudiants > Chine > Élections.
Élèves du primaire > Chine.
Parents et enfants > Chine > Wuhan.
Troisième année (Éducation) > Chine > Wuhan.
Élèves du primaire > Chine > Wuhan.
Third grade (Education)
Parent and child
Democracy
Political campaigns
School children
Student government > Elections
China > Wuhan
China
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:An experiment in democracy is taking place in Wuhan, the most populous city in central China. For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School have been asked to elect a class monitor. Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position, helping to control the students, keeping them on task and doling out punishment to those who disobey. The teacher has chosen three candidates: Luo Lei (a boy), the current class monitor; Cheng Cheng (a boy); and Xu Xiaofei (a girl). Each candidate is asked to choose two assistants to help with his or her campaign. For all three children, the campaign takes its toll, especially for the losing candidates and their assistants. Viewers are left to decide if the experiment in democracy has been "successful" and what it might mean for democracy in China. Please Vote for Me challenges those committed to China's democratization to consider the feasibility of, and processes involved in, its implementation.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 04, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:42
Awards:Won 2008 Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany Adolf Grimme Award, Outstanding Individual Achievement
Won 2008 Ashland Independent Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature
Won 2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival Adult's Jury Award, Documentary Film or Video
Nominated 2009 Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival, Open Eyes Jury Award