No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
79 mins
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.
Alison Bechdel
Self
Rupert Kinnard
Self
Howard Cruse
Self
Mary Wings
Self
Jennifer Camper
Self
Hillary Chute
Self
Greg Sirota
Executive Producer
Justin Hall
Producer
Vivian Kleiman
Producer
Andrew Black
Director of Photography
Christiane Badgley
Editor
Linda Peckham
Editor
Suzanne Slatcher
Art Direction
Ellen Poss
Executive Producer
Gerald Herman
Executive Producer
Cort Lane
Executive Producer
Vicky Funari
Consulting Producer
Jason Cohn
Consulting Producer
René-Marc Bini
Music
Cassandra Dreher
Associate Producer
Kim Wetzel
Still Photographer
Hilary Brashear
Assistant Editor
Barbara Oplinger
Graphic Designer
Vivian Kleiman
Director