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Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
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"FOUR STARS! A short and savvy film you wish would never end, it ought to be required viewing for artists, writers, women, men and everybody else."
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I had noticed how few women cartoonists were in the comics pages. I wondered why? And I wondered how the women who were published managed to get there? I decided to find out--from the cartoonists themselves. I found four smart and witty role models (Cathy Guisewite, Nicole Hollander, Lynda Barry and "Brenda Starr's" Dale Messick) who showed me new ways of looking at the comics, and the world." Pamela Beere Briggs, filmmaker Perfect program for use across the curriculum, as America's best-loved women cartoonists discuss and create comic strips about politics, gender stereotypes, self-esteem and aging. Appropriate for:
46 minutes • VHS
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REVIEWS "Delightful...explores the internal struggles as well as the social and political obstacles facing women cartoonists." "Funny Ladies is a splendid documentary...the cartoonists tell about themselves and their work in wry and delightful fashion." "A handsome, well-crafted film...Funny Ladies helps to fill in the blanks in the history of this intriguing area of American popular culture." Teaching Sociology full review Keigh R.A. DeCandido Library Journal full review
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