No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Year: 2021
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Run Time:
78 minutes
When Rupert Kinnard‘s comic strip character the Brown Bomber (inspired by the boxer, Joe Louis) came out as gay in 1977, he became the first ever Black, queer comic character to be serialized. And he was a superhero to boot! The vastly diverse world of queer comics was an early instance in which queer people could draw themselves as they truly were, or imagined themselves to be, well before there was any proper queer representation in mainstream media. This largely underground and uncensored creative outlet told the real queer experience. It carved a cathartic space for the queer community to comment on the world around them, process trauma, and celebrate the oftentimes fantastical queer reality. With NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE RISE OF QUEER COMICS, you will be immersed in a rotation of queer comics, with cleverly overlayed sound effects and intercut with interviews from the pioneering artists in the field as they share their firsthand history. —J.H.
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Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebars
Queer Cinema
Women of the World
Competitions
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Director
Vivian Kleiman
Producer
Vivian Kleiman, Justin Hall
Cinematography
Andrew Black
Editing
Christiane Badgley, Linda Peckham
Featuring
Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruise, Rupert Kinnard, Mary Wings
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