Los Angeles filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his childhood quest to contact teen idol Ike Eisenmann, star of Walt Disney's "Escape to Witch Mountain". Growing up as a gay teenager in Akron, Ohio, Dion found solace in his science fiction novel and plans to turn it into an animated film, hoping Ike would star in it.
Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol
A filmmaker's lifelong pursuit to reconnect with his childhood sweetheart ends in an unexpected and transformative meeting.