SHARI & LAMB CHOP
Before Fred Rogers and Jim
Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a children’s television pioneer whose whimsical
characters and ebullient spirit have guided generations of children as they
came of age. From her early years of TV success to the blow of her show’s
cancellation to her 1990s comeback, Lisa D’Apolito’s (Love, Gilda)
heartfelt documentary charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of a
spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to
women’s power and forever changed the landscape of children’s entertainment.
Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside
nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same
warmth, wit, and magic that defined her, celebrating the power of imagination
and the inner child within us all. (USA, 2023, 92 mins, English | Dir. Lisa
D’Apolito)

