Elmo, a photo by plemeljr on Flickr.

Opening October 21st is Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey about Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. I met Kevin, very briefly, at the STS-135 Tweetup when he and Elmo talked with Astronauts Mike Massimino and Doug Wheelock. I showed him photos of Elmo and the astronauts and he was so excited that I was putting them online right away – Kevin’s childlike grace was inspiring.

I for one want to see this film, hopefully when I get back to the States. The trailer is below.