Very Semi-Serious

For a cartoonist, getting published in The New Yorker amounts to reaching the highest pinnacle in the art of being funny. From Gluyas Williams's martini drinker of 1938 to Roz Chast's polite Canadian of 2012, the iconic single-panel cartoons have since become synonymous with the revered magazine. Very Semi-Serious takes a look at The New Yorker's venerable cartoon department, where cartoon editor and founder of The Cartoon Bank, Bob Mankoff goes through hundreds of cartoons on weekly pitches with hopefuls and also legends such as Mort Gerberg.

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INFORMATION

Edition: Singapore 2015
Director: Leah Wolchok
Subjects: Cartoon, Illustration, Publishing
Language: English
Runtime: 83 mins
Screening: Asia Premiere

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