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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Lifestyle
Maddie Hanna

A little girl didn't see herself in fairy tales. So her family made a movie

PHILADELPHIA — Marea Claybourne-Napier was 5 years old and considering the world of fairy tales when she asked her mother a question: Where were the princesses who looked like her?

On Sunday, Marea, now 10, watched along with families and children at the County Theater in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, as the idea she inspired and helped turn into a story was brought to life on the big screen.

"It was nice to see it in the real theater," Marea said after the screening of "The Rainbow Prince."

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