Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop Documentary Acquired for U.S. Theatrical Distribution by Kino Lorber
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SHARI LEWIS AND LAMB CHOP ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON. © THE ESTATE OF RAIMONDO BOREA, COURTESY GARTENBERG MEDIA ENTERPRISES.
U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE POSTER FOR LISA D’APOLITO’S SHARI & LAMB CHOP. SOURCE: IMDb.
On June 4, 2025, it was announced that Kino Lorber had acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Lisa D’Apolito’s SHARI & LAMB CHOP, a documentary about trailblazing children’s entertainer Shari Lewis and her anthropomorphic sock puppet Lamb Chop. For this documentary, GME licensed Raimondo Borea’s photograph of Lewis and Lamb Chop appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in the mid-1960s.
SHARI & LAMB CHOP had its world premiere at the 2023 DOC NYC Festival. It was acclaimed by Larry Fried of POV Magazine as “a long overdue tribute to Lewis, a trailblazing female multi-hyphenate whose unwavering work ethic and bright talent made her a five-time Emmy winner.”
D’Apolito’s film will be theatrically released by Kino Lorber tomorrow, July 18th, 2025, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.
GME distributes a number of films from Kino Lorber’s library to North American academic institutions. To read a complete list of Kino Lorber titles we currently offer on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital formats, click here.
GME represents the work of photographer Raimondo Borea (b. 1926—d. 1982). Over a 40-year career of active photography, Borea amassed an impressive body of photographs. During that time he had exclusive access to such television programs as The Today Show and The Tonight Show, where he captured candid portraits of the shows’ hosts, guests, and behind-the-scenes activities. GME has completed a major undertaking to document, catalogue, and digitize a premier selection of Borea’s archive. For more information about Borea’s body of work, or to license his photographs, please contact info@gartenbergmedia.com.