Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
@ DOC10
4614 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, April 5th, from 7PM - 9PM
From Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (“20 Feet from Stardom”) comes the inspiring story of Fred Rogers, famous for his long-running children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. With his gentle voice and heartfelt words of wisdom, Rogers served as a surrogate father for generations of American children tuned in to public television. “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” offers a meaningful and moving portrait of Rogers as a kind of unlikely radical, in cardigan sweaters and comfortable shoes, whose message of love, tolerance, and empowering affirmations (“I like you just the way you are”) would put him at the center of our continuing culture wars. Surveying his influential career, Neville’s film recounts Rogers’ fearless commitment to tackling big topics (racism, war, assassination) and his ongoing fight for government-funded television. A cathartic rallying cry for anyone who longs for a return to civility and compassion, Won’t You Be My Neighbor is “touching and insightful” (Indiewire), “nostalgic and immediate” and “a documentary you want to hug” (The Hollywood Reporter). Courtesy of Focus Features.
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