I am Big Bird

For more than 45 years, Caroll Spinney delighted generations of children as the performer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, and even at age 80, his passion for the work never faded. I Am Big Bird is a warm, intimate portrait of the man inside the iconic yellow suit, featuring rare footage from his early collaborations with Jim Henson and tracing Spinney’s journey from a bullied childhood to cultural icon. As the feathers give way to gray hair, it is the heart and humanity of the man, not the puppet—that leave a lasting impression.