SUNDAY 24/09 AT 4 p.m. – SALA SCALO AT NUOVO CINEMA NOSADELLA

Directed by Vivian Kleiman – USA, 2021
DOCUMENTARY, 78′

ENGLISH WITH ITALIAN SUBTITLES
Translated by Eugenia Rodella

The road for queer comics from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance was fraught with challenges. No Straight Lines chronicles the journeys of five scrappy LGBTQ artists — Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Mary Wings, Rupert Kinnard, and Jennifer Camper — from their early DIY work to the international stage, and offers a fascinating window into everything from the AIDS crisis to the search for love and a good haircut.

Directed and produced by: Vivian Kleiman
Producer: Justin Hall
Photography: Andrew Black
Editing: Christiane Badgley, Linda Peckham

DIRECTOR

Vivian Kleiman

 is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker whose work is noted for its cultural and stylistic diversity. A longtime producer with storied Black gay filmmaker Marlon Riggs, her credits include additional cinematography on his landmark documentary Tongues Untied.

Vivian was nominated for a National Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for her work with Riggs on Color Adjustment.

Vivian’s producer/director credits include: Ein Stehaufmannchen, Families Are Forever, Always My Son, and My Body’s My Business. Her executive producer credits include the Academy Award-nominated documentary short Last Day of Freedom, First Person Plural, Maquilapolis, and Strong! Her story editor credits include Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics & Men created by Sascha Jenkins and Mass Appeal for Showtime. An educator, Vivian taught at Stanford University’s Graduate Program in Documentary Film & Video Production for nine years.