Won't You Be My Neighbor?

England

95 min

2018

Fred Rogers Lyndon B. Johnson Al Gore Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Koko Joanne Rogers David Newell Yo-Yo Ma Robert F. Kennedy

Fred Rogers used puppets and play to explore complex social issues: race, disability, equality and tragedy, helping form the American concept of childhood. He spoke directly to children and they responded enthusiastically. Yet today, his impact is unclear. Have we lived up to Fred's ideal of good neighbors?