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Butterfly in the Sky (2024)
Directed by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
“The Story of Reading Rainbow”
Documentary, Music · 1h 27m
Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved and ubiquitous nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder and importance of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time in LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background—an entrancing guide to subjects unknown.
Cast
LeVar Burton
Self
Cecily Truett Lancit
Self
Larry Lancit
Self
Dean Parisot
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Angela Bassett
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Crew
- Director
- Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
- Producer
- Bryan Storkel
Details
- Release date
- 2024-03-17
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- XTR, Sidestilt Films, Window Pictures, Foothill Productions