I’m happy to report that Sequart’s SHE MAKES COMICS documentary has been fully funded and reached a first stretch goal of making a special 15 minute mini-documentary about Jackie Ormes, the first black woman cartoonist.
The film will be directed by Marisa Stotter, and co-produced by Karen Green, and include an oral history of women in comics as fans and creators. (Disclosure: I’m scheduled to be interviewed to it at some point.)
This is a story that needs to be told. I can’t embed it, but Stotter made a little film shown here about going to Meltdown Comics and asking people to name female comics creators. The results may surprise you. Or not. Anyway, I’m excited to see the stories of people who were pioneers in moving comics forward—aside from any gender consideration—being told on film.
