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Butterfly in the Sky: Reading Rainbow Documentary Coming Out

A Reading Rainbow documentary, titled Butterfly in the Sky, is coming out this month. Here are the details.

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Feb 29, 2024

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.

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Butterfly in the Sky was directed by Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb, will be in select AMC theaters on March 17th, and available for streaming through select platforms on April 30th.

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