Molly Bernstein/Philip Dolin, Directors, 98 minutes, USA, English, 2024, Documentary
The life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman are vividly illustrated in this penetrating biography, showcasing how his trailblazing graphic novel MAUS redefined the medium. Deeply influenced by his Holocaust-surviving parents and personal tragedies, Spiegelman's oeuvre boldly confronts the themes of trauma, historical memory, and identity with uncompromising honesty.
When Maus, Spiegelman's most famous work, was banned by a Tennessee school board, Spiegelman, a self proclaimed 'first amendment fundamentalist' re-entered the literary and national spotlight defending free speech and worked against book banning.
Special Guest: Seth Feman, Executive Director and CEO, Frist Art Museum Nashville.
Spiegelman's books will be available for sale in The Belcourt lobby by Parnassus Books.
Hosted by West End Synagogue and Vanderbilt University Department of Jewish Studies