“Will Eisner: Portrait of Sequential Artist” Jewishfilm.2009 March 29, 2009

"Will Eisner: Portrait of Sequential Artist"
USA | 2007 | 98 min | English
Director/Producer: Andrew D. Cooke; Writer/Producer: Jon B. Cooke
Boston Premiere
Special Guests: Filmmakers Andrew Cooke and Jon Cooke
Godfather of the comic book and graphic novel, Will Eisner (1917-2005) was a rigorous innovator whose reinvention of visual storytelling matured comics into a rich combination of art and literature. Eisner's The Spirit (adapted for the screen in 2008), Contract with God, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and countless other graphic works were towering influences on artists Jules Feiffer, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller, Harvey Kurtzman and Stan Lee all of whom are interviewed in the film, along with novelists Kurt Vonnegut and Michael Chabon, whose book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay was based in part on Eisner's life. Art Spiegelman (Maus) narrates.
Jewishfilm.2009
The National Center for Jewish Film and Brandeis University in cooperation with The Consulate General of Israel to New England will present, Jewishfilm.2009. The festival will present twelve films--from six countries--along with eight visiting filmmakers and more than a dozen special guests. Two films are North American premieres, eight are New England premieres, and three are Boston premieres. Jewishfilm.2009 will present eight visiting filmmakers and more than a dozen special guests. Highlights include Jewishfilm.2009's opening night film, "Waiting for Armageddon," a controversial new documentary about the impact of Evangelical Christians on American foreign policy in the Middle East and the role Israel plays in their theology and public policy. Director Franco Sacchi and two of the film's producers are from the Boston area; all three will join with Brandeis University professor Jonathan Sarna for a discussion following the film. Jewishfilm.2009 The National Center for Jewish Film's 12th Annual Film Festival will be held from March 25 through April 5. Screenings will take place at the Wasserman Cinematheque at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, Mass. with two screenings at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Tickets are $10 or $8 for students and seniors. For a more complete schedule of screenings, or for ticket information, visit http://www.jewishfilm.org or call, (781) 736-8600.

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