BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Barrie Film Festival - ECPv5.16.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Barrie Film Festival
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://barriefilmfestival.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Barrie Film Festival
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20150308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20151101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20151017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20151017T143000
DTSTAMP:20260420T094130
CREATED:20151012T205724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151016T025503Z
UID:1018-1445086800-1445092200@barriefilmfestival.ca
SUMMARY:I AM BIG BIRD - 1PM
DESCRIPTION:I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story\nScreening:\nSaturday\, October 17\, 1:00 pm\,\nUptown Theatre\, Screen 1 \nDirected by Chad N. Walker\, Co-Directed and written by Dave LaMattina \nUSA / 2014 / Documentary / Rated PG / 90 min. \nFor 45 years\, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch – and at 80 years old\, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit\, I Am Big Bird features extraordinary footage of Spinney’s earliest collaborations with Jim Henson\, as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon. And as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair\, it is the man\, not the puppet\, who will steal your heart. \n\n\n“#1. Must-List: “A loving documentary about a puppeteer who’s brightened the lives of countless children weaned on Sesame Street.” – Entertainment Weekly Must List \n“A behind-the-feathers look at the soul of Sesame Street.” – Eliza Berman\, TIME \n“A facscinating and life-affirming story” – Bruce DeMara\, TORONTO STAR \n“An involving and affectionate study of Caroll Spinney\, whose Sesame Street bird we’ve all been following for almost half a century.” – Alan Scherstuhl\, THE VILLAGE VOICE \n  \nWON – Audience Award – Honorable Mention\, Philadelphia Film Festival\, 2014\nWON – 3rd Place\, Golden Space Needle Award\, Best Documentary\, Seattle International Film Festival\nNOMINATED – Audience Award\, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival\, 2014\nNOMINATED – People’s Choice Award\, Melbourne International Film Festival\, 2014\nNOMINATED – Best Documentary\, Cleveland International Film Festival\, 2015 \n 
URL:https://barriefilmfestival.ca/now-playing/i-am-big-bird-the-caroll-spinney-story/
LOCATION:Uptown Theatre\, 55 Dunlop St. W.\, Barrie\, Ontario\, L4N 1A3\, Canada
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR