No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
2021, English. Directed by Vivian Kleiman.
A feature-length documentary film-in-progress chronicling the birth and development of LGBTQ comics through the eyes of several of its pioneers. The film was inspired by the Lambda award-winning book of the same name, and dives deeper into the personal stories at the heart of this unique underground artistic scene. Featuring Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), the recently departed Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comix), and others, this film aims to show how DIY queer cartoonists have represented, poked fun at, and celebrated LGBTQ lives and experiences in challenging, humorous, and profound ways.
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- 1h 19m
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- English
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No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- 12 June 2021
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No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics?
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021) was directed by Vivian Kleiman and stars Alison Bechdel, Rupert Kinnard, Howard Cruse.