No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
2021 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Vivian Kleiman |
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| A feature-length documentary film-in-progress chronicling the birth and development of LGBTQ comics through the eyes of several of its pioneers. The film was inspired by the Lambda award-winning book of the same name, and dives deeper into the personal stories at the heart of this unique underground artistic scene. Featuring Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), the recently departed Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comix), and others, this film aims to show how DIY queer cartoonists have represented, poked fun at, and celebrated LGBTQ lives and experiences in challenging, humorous, and profound ways. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 2021 |
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| Director: | Vivian Kleiman |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | comic book, comic-strip artist, lgbt, comic strip artist, comic artist |
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Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Alison Bechdel | Self |
| Rupert Kinnard | Self |
| Howard Cruse | Self |
| Mary Wings | Self |
| Jennifer Camper | Self |
| Hillary Chute | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Vivian Kleiman | Director |
| Jenni Olson | Consulting Producer |
| Brandon Proctor | Sound Editor |
| Barbara Oplinger | Graphic Designer |
| Andrew Black | Director of Photography |
| Christiane Badgley | Editor |
| Linda Peckham | Editor |
| Suzanne Slatcher | Art Direction |
| Vicky Funari | Consulting Producer |
| Jason Cohn | Consulting Producer |
| Kim Wetzel | Still Photographer |
| Hilary Brashear | Assistant Editor |
| René-Marc Bini | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Greg Sirota | Executive Producer |
| Justin Hall | Producer |
| Vivian Kleiman | Producer |
| Ellen Poss | Executive Producer |
| Gerald Herman | Executive Producer |
| Cort Lane | Executive Producer |
| Cassandra Dreher | Associate Producer |
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