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Summary:

This film tells the story of five scrappy and pioneering LGBTQ cartoonists- Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings- who depicted everything from the AIDS crisis, coming out, same-sex marriage, and themes of race, gender, and disability. The film explores how these trailblazing LGBTQ artists resisted censorship and displayed tremendous courage and conviction in providing an uncensored window into queer lives from the 1970s onward, beginning at a time in which there was no other genuine queer storytelling in popular culture. Equally engaging are their personal journeys, as they helped build a queer comics underground that has been able to grow and evolve in remarkable ways-against all odds.

Contributors:

Kleiman, Vivian, film director, film producer, interviewer

Hall, Justin, 1971-, film producer

Bechdel, Alison, 1960-, on-screen participant

Camper, Jennifer, 1957-, on-screen participant

Cruse, Howard, on-screen participant

Kinnard, Rupert, 1954-, on-screen participant

Wings, Mary, on-screen participant

Compadre Media Group, production company

Good Docs (Firm), distributor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed captioning available.

Subjects:

Queer comic books, strips, etc. — United States — History

Gay cartoonists — United States

Gays in popular culture — United States — History

Lesbians in popular culture — United States — History

Sexual orientation in art — History

Gay cartoonists

Gays in popular culture

Lesbians in popular culture

Queer comic books, strips, etc.

Sexual orientation in art

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

History

Nonfiction films

Internet videos

Online media

Performers:

Featuring Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, Mary Wings.

Production Credits:

Edited by Christiane Badgley, Linda Peckham ; director of photography, Andrew Black ; original music, René-Marc Bini ; art director, animator, Suzanne Slatcher.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 31, 2022).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (79 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Call Numbers:

Online Video
Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Docuseek2: gd-nsl

OCLC Numbers:

1326280266