Bernadette Peters Narrates 10 LITTLE RUBBER DUCKS Animated Film, Out on Demand Tomorrow

Jonathan Rockefeller recently released his animated film, 10 Little Rubber Ducks narrated by Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters, on iTunes. The short movie will be available live on demand on iTunes, Googleplay, Amazon Video, Hulu and Vimeo, starting tomorrow, October 11, 2016.

Rockefeller's 10 Little Rubber Ducks brings to life Eric Carle's magnificent illustrations that follow the adventures of 10 Rubber Ducks as they leave the factory, destined for faraway countries, before being washed overboard from a cargo ship and are swept away in all directions: West, East, North, South, left, right, up, down, this way, and that way...

"I have been a fan of Eric Carle's work since I was very young. It has been a true honor to work with him and bring his stories to life on stage and now on film. In fact, Eric recently told me that he thought my little film may well have actually improved upon his original work. While I was deeply grateful for his kind and generous words, I would not think it possible to 'improve' on the impossibly beautiful and unique work of Eric Carle, which has been used for generations by parents and TEACHERS alike to help children learn to read. I am thrilled to offer my film, 10 Little Rubber Ducks--bringing these vivid and imaginative illustrations to life," said filmmaker Jonathan Rockefeller.

Jonathan Rockefeller (Filmmaker) is the co-founder of Rockefeller Productions, a company that combines film, theatre, animation, puppetry and television. He also devotes time to philanthropic work furthering childhood literacy and appreciation of the arts.

The Drama Desk Award nominated, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show debuted to a sell-out houses in Australia and New York and launching in the UK tour later this year with its West End debut in December. Jonathan will present his new production of That Golden Girls Show!-A Puppet Parody this September in NYC, which succeeds his original puppet-parody 'Thank You for Being a Friend' he produced and co-wrote, which has been licensed for further productions worldwide

Recently, Jonathan was selected as a 'Men of Influence' by Men's Style Australia for his work in children's theater and literacy. Other previous projects include the documentary Road to Pride Rock: The Making of the Lion King and the screenplay Coming of Age developed with Screen New South Wales and the Dungog Film Festival's In the Raw program.

Accolades include Cannes Lion nomination, in addition to multiple Clio and Media Awards, High Commendations at Australian Cinematographer's Guild [ASC], Best Television Current Affairs at the National Media Awards for an unvarnished documentary about life on the street in Boy from the Blue Room, and 'Best Unproduced Screenplay' at the Aus MTV Awards for Satisfaction, a satirical tale of BECOMING an assistant on the 'world's most expensive perfume commercial'.

By complete coincidence, Jonathan was a protégé of Baz Luhrmann, with a career that began during film school. At age 17, he convinced his formidable mentor to take him on as an apprentice by literally sitting in a gutter outside Baz's house with an ambitious cardboard sign declaring 'Bazmark or Bust'. Jonathan worked with Baz on the US production of La Boheme and the Chanel No 5 commercial featuring Nicole Kidman. For more information, on this film and Mr. Rockefeller, visit www.JonathanRockefeller.com.

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has nibbled its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 132 million copies of his books have sold around the world. For more information on Eric Carle, go to www.eric-carle.com.