No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Name: No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Start: 2024-10-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Schedule

Wed Oct 16 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas | Bethlehem, PA

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Part of The Lehigh Valley LGBTQ+ Film Series
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Reserve Free Tickets: https://www.steelstacks.org/event/16560/no-straight-lines-the-rise-of-queer-comics/
2021 | NR | 1 hr 18 min
Directed by: Vivian Kleiman
Five scrappy queer comic book artists journey from DIY work and isolation to the cover of Time Magazine and the international stage, offering a fascinating window into everything from the AIDS crisis and workplace discrimination to the search for love and a good haircut. Their work and personal stories are sure to make you laugh, but also make you think about the challenges and triumphs encountered and overcome along the way.
“Kleiman tells a wider and deeper tale about the power of seeing one’s experience represented… Kleiman made the artwork itself the star of film.” — Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle
“An entertaining and enlightening documentary… Traces the evolution of comics as a social movement, and artistic expression as a vital channel of sexuality.” — David Morgan, CBS News
“Kleiman does a phenomenal job… A film that evokes laughter with the timeless humor of queer comics while engaging as well with the AIDS crisis and other elements of historical LGBT political oppression, No Straight Lines succeeds in blending history with narrative, ultimately doing justice to the rich history of queer comics.” — Sally McGee, Filmmaker Magazine