I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Caroll Spinney has performed Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for over forty years. He’s handpicked a successor who has waited, quite literally, in the wings, as his understudy for almost twenty years. But while Caroll’s peers have long since slipped into cozy retirements or pursued other dreams, he has held on with no intention of retiring. This loving documentary follows him transforming into character on set today, intercut with never-before-seen home movies from Caroll’s personal video library to glimpse how he became the man that became the Bird.
Date
Friday, November 7
Time
4:00 PM
Location
UVA : Culbreth Theatre
Film Info
Director: Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker
Runtime: 90 min.
Genre: Documentaries, Family
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Featuring: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Matt Vogel, Frank Oz
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