A pop culture celebration of Fred Rogers as well as the long lasting legacy of his beloved, award-winning PBS display Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood that provides essential wisdom to help us inside our troubled times.

Won’t you end up being my neighbor?

For a lot more than thirty years, Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke right to children-and their parents-about the marvels from the world, things that worried them, and most importantly, the importance of being themselves. Dressed up in his about Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever cardigan and sneakers, Fred Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the scenery of tv and formed a generation of kids. Kindness and Question pays tribute to this cultural icon: the initial, gentle guy who embodied the very best of what we’re able to be. Today’s audiences will be reminded of Mr. Rogers’s uplifting persona in the upcoming TriStar Images film A LOVELY Day in a nearby (November 2019), where Tom Hanks celebrities as the real-life Fred Rogers.

Looking back again at the annals of the display as well as the creative visionary behind it, pop culture aficionado Gavin Edwards reminds us of the indelible lessons and insights that Mister Rogers conveyed-what it means to be a good person, to be open-hearted, to become thoughtful, to be curious, to be compassionate-and why they matter. Superbly crafted, infused with Mister Rogers’ soft spirit, and offering dozens of interviews with people whose lives were touched by Fred Rogers-ranging from Rita Moreno to NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann-Kindness and Question is a like letter to this unforgettable social hero and function model, and the stunning neighborhood he made.