In November 2007, Please Vote for Me was named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of 15 films on its documentary feature Oscar shortlist.

It was aired in no less than 35 countries, including the BBC in the UK and PBS (as part of Independent Lens) in the United States.

For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China have been asked to elect a class monitor.

Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position, helping to control the students, keeping them on task and doling out punishment to those who disobey.

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.