Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
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Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey is a film that explores themes of puppeteer, puppet, biography. It also touches on puppetry and woman director.
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Constance Marks
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Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Oz, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Fran Brill, Joan Ganz Cooney, Arsenio Hall, Hugh Jackman, Kermit Love, Martin P. Robinson
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Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 95% based on reviews from 78 critics. The film received warm-hearted reviews by critics when it was released. Roger Ebert noted "We...learn a lot of the...
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
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Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey is a film that explores themes of puppeteer, puppet, biography. It also touches on puppetry and woman director.
Director
Constance Marks
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Oz, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Fran Brill, Joan Ganz Cooney, Arsenio Hall, Hugh Jackman, Kermit Love, Martin P. Robinson
What Critics Say
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 95% based on reviews from 78 critics. The film received warm-hearted reviews by critics when it was released. Roger Ebert noted "We...learn a lot of the...
Source: Wikipedia
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