Press Release:
Sari Armington premieres her film The Folks Behind the
Every day, to millions of readers in almost every nation on earth, comic strip characters appear as familiar friends in newspapers and on the internet. Yet few of us know much about the cartoonists who created them. One-on-one interviews with twenty-one of the world’s most popular newspaper cartoonists, brings us up close and personal with these delightful creators.
The Folks Behind the Funnies is a loving tribute to the art of comic strips and the people behind them. These never-seen-before interviews are timeless.
Featuring:
- Scott Adams, Dilbert
- Chris Browne, Hagar the Horrible
- Darby Conley, Get Fuzzy
- Ron Ferdinand, Dennis the Menace
- Cathy Guisewite, Cathy (retired)
- Marcus Hamilton, Dennis the Menace
- Bunny Hoest, The Lockhorns, Laugh Parade, Howard Huge
- Lynn Johnston, For Better or for Worse (Canadian)
- Bil Keane, The Family Circus
- Jeff Keane, The Family Circus
- Rick Kirkman, Baby Blues
- Mell Lazarus, Momma, Miss Peach
- Patrick McDonnell, Mutts
- Steve McGarry, Badlands
- John McMeel, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Stephan Pastis, Pearls Before Swine
- Dan Piraro, Bizarro
- Hilary Price, Rhymes with Orange
- Jerry Scott, Zits, Baby Blues
- Rick Stromoski, Soup to Nutz
- Brian Walker, Hi & Lois
- Mort Walker, Beetle Bailey
The Folks Behind the Funnies
Sari Armington has been a film maker with broadcast credits on PBS and other outlets. The documentary, The Plunge: Time Lapse Through History was instrumental in the restoration of the iconic Richmond Natatorium.
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