The Beanie Bubble follows the unbelievable tale of America's most fascinating phenomenon - Beanie Babies. Flashing back to the 90's and early 2000's, we take an in-depth look at how the era-defining zeitgeist came to be, the mysterious man behind the mania, and the lives that were forever changed in its wake. This is not simply a retelling, but rather an exploration of the American Dream and what makes all people susceptible to buying into a fantasy.
With interviews from Sally Winey, Joni Hirsch Blackman, Becky Estenssoro, Mary Beth Sobolewski, Leon and Sondra Schlossberg, Karen Holmes, Steve Cantin, Nikhita Trivedi, Lina Trivedi, Rich Kelley, Jonah Berger, Jill Finlayson and many more, The Beanie Bubble will take you on a nostalgic joy ride through one of the most surreal cultural sensations in recent memory.
The Beanie Bubble is directed by Ben Kitnick, who also serves as writer alongside Ben J. Murphy. The documentary is produced by Brian Volk-Weiss, Anna Roberts, Ben J. Murphy, Saxon Richardson, Josh Weinstock, and Matt Weiner. Whiskey Bear Inc. is co-producing alongside The Nacelle Company.
Founded in 2017, The Nacelle Company is a media company known for producing acclaimed series based on pop culture staples, such as Netflix's The Toys That Made Us and The Movies That Made Us, History's Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, and Disney+'s theme park-centric Behind The Attraction, along with Kevin Hart's Guide To Black History, Netflix's Daytime Emmy winner Down to Earth with Zac Efron and others. The studio is also active in pod casting, publishing and other creative spaces, and has inked partnerships, with Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO and others.
