This insightful documentary delves into the life and work of Art Spiegelman, the Queens-raised artist who revolutionized comics by exploring dark, complex themes. Shaped by his Holocaust-survivor parents and inspired by MAD magazine’s irreverent satire, Spiegelman’s most famous work, MAUS, is a poignant Holocaust narrative that redefined the medium. The film showcases his resistance to fascism and features rich illustrations from his comics, highlighting his significant impact as an artist and cultural critic.
directed by: Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
starring: Art Spiegelman, Françouise Mouly, Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Bill Griffith, Emil Ferris, Charles Burns, Chris Ware, Peter Kuper, R. Sikoryak, Gary Panter, Joe Sacco, Molly Crabapple, J. Hoberman, Ken Jacobs, Najda Spiegelman, Dash Spiegelman, Ivan Brunetti, Jerry Craft, Hillary Chute
2025 / 100 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
2-Disc Region Free Blu-ray
Trailer
Deleted Scenes
Art Reads ""As the Mind Reels"" about watching Dick Van Dyke with his parents
Bill Griffith discusses the art of making Woodcuts
Cartoonists As Reporters
Hillary Chute on Academic Impact of Art's work
Françoise Mouly explains Color Separation
Françoise talks about having a Printing Press in their apartment and what she made
Art talks about MAD Magazine founder Harvey Kurtzman and the war comics he published for EC Comics
Art tells the story of being censored by Marvel Comics
Art works with artist Si Lewen
Bill Griffith describes how he and Art came up with Wacky Packages ideas
The Spiegelmans and the Crumbs at the table
Extended Interviews, speeches, and Outtakes: Françoise Mouly on first Coming to New York
Art Spiegelman's Skidmore College Talk
Michael Chabon, Hillary Chute present Art with the MacDowell medal - speeches
Art speaks at the NY High School of Art and Design
Art, Françoise Mouly and Chris Ware on a panel at Comic Arts Brooklyn
Art gives a history of comics talk in Reston VA
Art Spiegelman on Forbidden Images Now at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with Hillary Chute
Art accepts the National Book Awards Lifetime Achievement award
Hillary Chute Extended interview
Marlborough Gallery Tour of Art Spiegelman show (with Art)
Art makes a lithograph at a studio in Brooklyn
Drawing Sequence of artists in the film making con sketches
English SDH subtitles