Summary
Born and raised in Mississippi, Jim Henson developed his love of puppets in high school and in 1969, he created colourful characters for the launch of the long-running children's series Sesame Street. His distinctive work gave birth to a series of feature films and in the 1980s, he also directed two of the defining family adventures of the decade: The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. A feature-length documentary directed by Ron Howard is granted unprecedented access to Henson's personal archives to trace his rise to fame. The film explores his early years manipulating puppets on local television and the charm of humour of his Muppets, whose enduring appeal continues to the present day
