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Seattle Queer Film Festival 2021: NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE RISE OF QUEER COMICS
October 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tickets available now!
Sliding scale $
Vivian Kleiman; 2021; USA; 78 min.
Inspired by the anthology of the same name, this lively documentary reveals the “hidden history” of queer comics. Soon after Stonewall, five pioneering artists (Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings) broke queer storytelling out of the closet, with characters whose mere existence challenged the status quo. Their stories centered themes of coming out, discrimination, the AIDS crisis, marriage, racism, gender, and disability in funny, uncensored ways. Since then, queer comics have evolved right along with the movement for equality, gaining international attention. This warm-hearted tribute to art, politics, and comedy is sure to make you both laugh and think of how far our community has come.
CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, NUDITY, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS (Some of the comic book drawings can be quite graphic, and suggestive.)
Plays with:
GHOST WOMAN
Puppett; 2020; USA; 6 min.
This budding teenage romance is a tribute to the comic book of the same name.
Puppett; 2020; USA; 6 min.
This budding teenage romance is a tribute to the comic book of the same name.
come to our Zine Market before the screening at 11 am
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