CUBE: Starting Off The Weekend: Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey

bristol | media and culture | event notice Sunday May 13, 2012 00:42 by cube rss feed

Starting off the weekend: Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey
Dir: Constance Marks/ USA/ 2012/ 76 mins/ PG
Frisay 18th/ 8pm/ £4/ £5

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. Location: The Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, Bristol BS2 8JD.