No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics Free Community Screening

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In the award-winning documentary film NO STRAIGHT LINES, five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream. A mash-up of art, comedy, and history, that’s sure to make you laugh and think, it tells the remarkable stories of five scrappy and pioneering comic book artists who broke the doors open and made LGBTQIA+ lives visible. The challenges they faced, and the solutions they found, are inspiring. Featuring Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, Mary Wings, and other queer comics artists.

Join us at Berkeley Public Library’s Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch for this free special screening, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Vivian Kleiman and artist Ajuan Mance.

NO STRAIGHT LINES the film: nostraightlinesthefilm.com

Ajuan Mance is an Oakland-based writer and artist and a professor of Illustration at the California College of the Arts. www.ajuanmance.com

Vivian Kleiman is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker whose work is known for its challenging subjects, edgy visual approaches, and notes of humor. Vivian founded Compadre Media Group in 2016, which released No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics at the Tribeca Film Festival (2021) and then on the award-winning national primetime series PBS Independent Lens (2023). viviankleiman.com

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This series is presented in partnership with the Oakland, San Francisco, San Leandro and Berkeley Public Libraries. All library locations and restrooms are accessible. Please contact the libraries with any questions or concerns about accessibility.

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