A Reading Rainbow documentary, titled Butterfly in the Sky, will be released in certain AMC theaters. The movie, which premiered during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, shows the behind-the-scenes happenings of the iconic ’80s children show, as well as the particular challenges host LeVar Burton and others faced in promoting childhood literacy through it.
In between early clips from the show and its iconic theme song playing, LeVar Burton and other Reading Rainbow creators talk about how the show came to be. One person mentioned how the goal of the show was to “get kids reading more, because they will watch Reading Rainbow, and they will go get those books,” but no one believed it would work initially.
Other authors and entertainers — like Whoopi Goldberg and Jason Reynolds — speak on the influence and appeal of the show before the trailer ends with LeVar Burton giving a throwback nod to his famous line from the show: “But you don’t have to take my word for it.”
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