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WILL EISNER: PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST
USA, 2007, 96 MIN
DIRECTED BY ANDREW D. COOKE
Southeast Premiere
As any comic book connoisseur knows, Will Eisner may very well be the greatest innovator in the history of the art form. From the beginning in the 1930s and through six revolutionary decades, he stretched the boundaries and advocated more sophisticated storytelling techniques, and then reinvented himself as the architect of the graphic novel format. Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist provides us with an intimate look at the man who has been labeled "the godfather of the American comic." Though he wasn't exactly responsible for traditional comic superheroes like Superman or Batman, his character of The Spirit, which followed crime fighter Denny Colt, lasted for twelve years and appeared in various publications. Through interviews with writers, artists, and legends like Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, and many more, Eisner's undeniable pioneering influence on the comic book, graphic novel, and creative freedom in America comes out in rich detail. This is one exhilarating journey you won’t want to miss.

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SZMOLINSKY
USA, 2007, 5 MIN
DIRECTED BY JULIUS ONAH
In German with English subtitles
East Coast Premiere
Karl Szmolinsky finds himself at odds with some animal rights activists when he agrees to send his oddly large rabbits to the North Korean government.