WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR (2018)
Schedule
Fri Jun 21 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
The Virginia Theatre | Champaign, IL
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THE ARTHOUSE EXPERIENCE FILM SERIESRated PG-13
94 Min
Presented by Illinois Public Media, home of WILL-TV, WILL-AM, and WILL-FM.
Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Charmingly soft-spoken and yet powerfully incisive expressing his profound ideals, Fred Rogers was a unique presence on television for generations. Through interviews of his family and colleagues, the life of this would-be pastor is explored as a man who found a more important calling to provide an oasis for children in a video sea of violent bombardment.
That proved to be his landmark series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968), a show that could gently delve into important subjects no other children's show would have dared for that time. In doing so, Rogers experienced a career where his sweet-tempered idealism charmed and influenced the world whether it be scores of children on TV or recalcitrant authorities in government.
However, that beloved personality also hid Rogers' deep self-doubts about himself and occasional misjudgments even as he proved a rock of understanding in times of tragedy for a world that did not always comprehend a man of such noble character.
Doors open at 6:15.
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Where is it happening?
The Virginia Theatre, 203 W Park Ave,Champaign,IL,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
