56 min
#293 - Natasha Lance Rogoff on MUPPETS IN MOSCOW Books on Pod with Trey Elling
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Award-winning television producer and documentary filmmaker Natasha Lance Rogoff chats with Trey Elling about MUPPETS IN MOSCOW: THE UNEXPECTED CRAZY TRUE STORY OF MAKING SESAME STREET IN RUSSIA. Topics include:
Why Sesame Street asked her to bring the show to Russia (2:00)
Starting with getting past Russia's gatekeepers (8:29)
Finally finding Russian financing (14:42)
The difficulty of convincing Russians to diversify the show's music (17:07)
The Russian production team not understanding America's racism (23:59)
Russia's culture and values worth exposing to its children with Sesame Street (30:11)
Important details for the Russian Sesame Street neighborhood (39:05)
The sadness involved with casting Russian child actors (43:41)
Creating the Russia-specific Muppet puppets (47:27)
Finally getting to the television premiere in October 1996 (52:26)
The lasting legacy of Russian Sesame Street (54:41)
Award-winning television producer and documentary filmmaker Natasha Lance Rogoff chats with Trey Elling about MUPPETS IN MOSCOW: THE UNEXPECTED CRAZY TRUE STORY OF MAKING SESAME STREET IN RUSSIA. Topics include:
Why Sesame Street asked her to bring the show to Russia (2:00)
Starting with getting past Russia's gatekeepers (8:29)
Finally finding Russian financing (14:42)
The difficulty of convincing Russians to diversify the show's music (17:07)
The Russian production team not understanding America's racism (23:59)
Russia's culture and values worth exposing to its children with Sesame Street (30:11)
Important details for the Russian Sesame Street neighborhood (39:05)
The sadness involved with casting Russian child actors (43:41)
Creating the Russia-specific Muppet puppets (47:27)
Finally getting to the television premiere in October 1996 (52:26)
The lasting legacy of Russian Sesame Street (54:41)
56 min