outburst reveal the emotional impact. At school, the candidates talk to classmates one-on-one, making promises, planning tactics (including negative ones) and at times expressing doubts about their own candidacies. 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 education in China. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME challenges those committed to China’s democratization to consider the feasibility of, and processes involved in its implementation. Notes Bibliography "Please Vote for Me: A crash course in democracy" by Ronault L.S. Catalani, review of the film in The Asian Reporter, V17, #42 (October 16, 2007), pages 16 & 20. External links Please Vote For Me site for Independent Lens on PBS Silverdocs Film Festival synopsis of the film "Please Vote for Me" – official entry in "Why Democracy?" website Please Vote for Me page on MySpace 2007 films 2007 documentary films Documentary films about children Documentary films about China Documentary films about elections First Run Features films