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10:00 pm
New Recruits
A battalion of jet-setting business students has a radical plan to end global poverty: charge poor people for goods and services. This evocative, edge-of-the-seat thrill ride along a road paved with good intentions is narrated by Rainn Wilson (NBC's The Office). The students work with startups, and peddle drip irrigation in Pakistan, LED lights in India and toilet service in Kenya.G
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11:00 pm
Global Voices
"Lakshmi and Me"
Have you ever dreamed of being waited on hand and foot? For the past six years, Lakshmi has been doing just that for her employers--virtually unnoticed. That is, until one of Lakshmi's employers begins to film her daily life on the job in Mumbai, India. In a deeply personal portrait, the film takes a hard look at the Indian caste system, gender and class relations. D
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