BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

Directors Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb

Producer Bryan Storkel

2024/USA

BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s series "Reading Rainbow," its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. 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 nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder of books.

  • "It’s an exercise in looking back, in giving credit to a group of people that positively affected millions of Americans."

    THE FILM STAGE

  • "A heartfelt, beautiful celebration of one of the most influential educational children's programs to grace our television."

    SLASH FILM