Irreverent camera operator Frank Biondo (below) was the emcee for some wildly entertaining wrap parties for Sesame Street's cast and crew. Today's Substack post recalls the time he offered up his grandson as a party snack for Snuffleupagus. https://madavis2u.substack.com/p/the-time-snuffleupagus-swallowed?r=cuwhq
Irreverent camera operator Frank Biondo (above) was the emcee for some wildly entertaining wrap parties for Sesame Street's cast and crew. Today's Substack post recalls the time he offered up his grandson as a party snack for Snuffleupagus. https://madavis2u.substack.com/p/the-time-snuffleupagus-swallowed?r=cuwhq
At first, it was academics and social critics going after Big Bird. But they're nothing compared to the trolls and PBS killers.
Pour yourself a hot beverage and enjoy this candid reflection of a filmmaker's creative process. Trevor Crafts, the co-executive producer of the "Street Gang" documentary, deftly explains the difference between "childish" and "childlike." At a critical moment, he and his team had to summon joy.
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