Filmmakers Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb debuted the official trailer for the Reading Rainbow documentary “Butterfly in the Sky,” the feature film on the beloved PBS Children’s series.
Butterfly in the Sky premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to screen at dozens of festivals, winning fourteen awards in total.
The film’s release plan includes a limited theatrical release Starting March 17th in select AMC theatres, followed by a full run in New York and additional cities, facilitated by Mia Bruno of Fourth Act Film. The Digital Rights and International Rights have been acquired by Fifth Season, and the film will be available on TVOD (including iTunes & Amazon) starting April 30th.
For 26 seasons, Reading Rainbow met young viewers in their living rooms, whisking them away on far-off adventures into the boundless world of books. Inspiring and nostalgic, Butterfly in the Sky takes audiences behind the scenes of this beloved PBS children’s series and tells the story of its iconic host LeVar Burton, giving an inside look at the challenges he and the show’s creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. Reliving the show’s legacy is a refreshing return to the written page.
Featured in the documentary film are LeVar Burton, (Reading Rainbow Host), Whoopi Goldberg (Guest Star), Jason Reynolds (Former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature), Twila Liggett (Reading Rainbow Co-creator), Larry Lancit & Cecily Truett Lancit (Reading Rainbow Co-Creators), Tony Buttino (Reading Rainbow Co-creator), Steve Horelick (Reading Rainbow Composer), Ed & Orly Wiseman (Reading Rainbow Director / Producer) and also staff who worked on Reading Rainbow and kids who were featured on the show during the it’s illustrious 26-year run.
Watch the official trailer for Butterfly in the Sky
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