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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.

Series

Global Voices

Premiere Date

September 4, 2011

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

In the wake of Kenya’s 2007 election violence, Kenyans scramble to produce a dramatic TV soap opera series about a fictional soccer team, hoping taboo storylines can bridge deep ethnic divisions. The Team explores whether the lowliest of art forms can achieve the loftiest of ideals: transformative social change.