Join The Arts Council of Central Louisiana on Monday, February 12th at 7:00 PM for a screening of Butterfly in the Sky on the Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre.
This is the 4th film in our 2023-2024 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Series.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with directors Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb.

Tickets are $10 for Adults and Free for Students Tickets can be purchased at the door.

BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories,Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time, LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background – delving behind the pages to the people, places, and things each new story explored.

Made possible by a partnership with the National Endowment of the Arts, the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts who has selected Little Satchmo to tour Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana this November.