AFI Dallas International Film Festival - ‘Please Vote For Me’

AFI FEST/SILVERDOCS Award Winners

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(China, 2007, 58 mins)
In Mandarin with English subtitles

Directed By: Weijun Chen

Winner of the Sterling Audience Award at the AFI Silverdocs Film Festival, Please Vote for Me is one of the most insightful and enjoyable documentaries of the year.

In a school of Wuhan, China, it’s time to elect a class monitor. Three eight-year-old contenders are chosen to square off: an incumbent known for his harsh dictatorship, the smart yet shy girl with a penchant for gossip, and the much-loved class clown. While their parents coach and strategize as the free election approaches, the children face their fears and their challengers in a no-holds-barred series of classroom debates. The election elicits betrayals, tears and laughter, revealing the hardships of campaigning and the lessons of dealing with defeat.

In this immensely entertaining snapshot of a culture going through change and the growing pains of their children, Weijun Chen’s (To Live Is Better Than to Die) expertly crafted film will have you on the edge of your seat as the winner is announced.

Information from the AFI website

Some nearby drink specials on April 6th

• Round Up Saloon: 3 pm - 9 pm: $1 off all bar drinks
• Gloria's (Dallas / Lemmon & Douglas): 11 am - 7 pm: $2.99 margaritas
• Steel Restaurant and Lounge: 5:30 pm - 10 pm: 1/2 off bottles of wine
• Phases: 12 pm - 9 pm: $2.50 domestic bottles, $2.50 wells
• Frankie's Sports Bar and Grill: 11 am - 4 pm: $2 mimosas, $3 tequila sunrises, ultimate "make your own Bloody Mary" bar

Some nearby restaurants

• Arcodoro & Pomodoro Ristoranti Italiani
• Margarita Ranch (Dallas / Uptown)
• Truluck's (Dallas)
• Bengal Coast
• Rocco's Uptown Pizza & Pasta

Some nearby events on April 6th

• AFI Dallas International Film Festival - 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster*', Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar, 4:30 p.m.
• AFI Dallas International Film Festival - 'Flash Point', Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar, 7:30 p.m.
• AFI Dallas International Film Festival - 'Texas Show', Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar, 1:30 p.m.
• PCPC Arts Festival, Gables Villa Rosa, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• The Blonde, The Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead, Dallas Theater Center, 2 p.m.

Event posted March 11, 2008
Last updated March 11, 2008