The trial of mike diana is an irreverent and straightforward account of the 1993 obscenity trial of mike diana, the first and only american cartoonist to be convicted of the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Boiled angel was an independent comic book by floridabased underground comic book artist mike diana in the early 1990s. Jennie kermode biafra brings real energy and passion to the job, helping to make this a film thats consistently gripping and never gets dry even when dealing with legal details. The trial of mike diana, i knew nothing of diana, his trial, or the. The lady who sees angels working with lorna byrne and producing this documentary about her amazing life and gifts was truly an extraordinary experience.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Artist mike diana is convicted on an obscenity charge in the wake of an undercover police officer purchasing his limited edition zine boiled angel. Now, a film by master of schlock frank henenlotter, boiled angels. Going into director frank henenlotters documentary, boiled angels. The trial of mike diana with legendary horror director frank henenlotter in attendance.
Like it says in the introduction, mike diana was forbidden to draw and told to stay away from teenagers, among other punishments for publishing this comic. The handmade comic zines that teenager mike diana banged out in the 1980s were retina. This is why we are making this as a completely independent film, with no outside interests. But despite all that, i found this absolutely fascinating from beginning to end, partly. Driven by biological excess, a man and a woman search for sexual fulfillment, unaware of each others existence. The 2018 cinedelphia film festival presents the philly premiere of the documentary boiled angels. With toby kebbell, marwan kenzari, tsahi halevi, hannah ware. The trial of mike diana 2018 is a solid and consistently engaging documentary about the first and only person to ever rec. The trial of mike diana the unbelievable true story of the first u.
And right from the start, lib has to keep fighting since the worst of boiled angel. Beatrix cera, a famous entomologist hired by new world genetics corporation, the leader in genetically engineered foods, to research the causes and effects of dying. It happened in 1994 in florida, and his work is definitely not p. The trial of mike diana cleveland international film. This film could have easily devolved into some corny nicholas sparks drivel or lowbrow comedy brofest, but instead, huang tells it perfectly. An official selection of fantasia 2018 montreal, and cinedelphia film festival 2018 winner. The comic contained graphic depictions of a variety of taboo and gory subject matters. Posted on thursday, july 19th, 2018 by sarah foulkes. It effectively became the first comic book in the united states to cause its creator to be convicted for artistic obscenity. The film details the 1994 florida obscenity charge that landed mike in jail as the only visual artist in us history to be jailed for their art. Boiled angels screened at the fantasia international film festival 2018. Way back in november of 2016, we featured a documentary on our kickstart sunday feature that took a look at the life of mike diana, the only artist to ever be convicted of obscenity in the united states.
As we learn right up front in frank henenlotters compelling documentary, boiled angels. At a remote lake house in the adirondack mountains, a couple entertains an outoftown guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. Tells the story of underground cartoonist mike diana, who was the first person in the united states to be convicted of artistic obscenity. Frank henenlotters boiled angels introduces mike diana, the only cartoonist in america to have been convicted of obscenity. The trial of mike diana, a documentary detailing dianas legal battle and its ripples within the comic artists community, was successfully crowdfunded by artist anthony sneed and directed by frank henenlotter. It tells the true story of ashraf marwan, a highranking egyptian official who became a spy for israel and helped achieve peace between the two. For the first time since their original printing, mike dianas infamous homemade fanzines boiled angel are being reprinted exclusively by mike. The film also featured appearances from neil gaiman and george a. These zines were ordered by the fdle florida dept of law enforcement leading to mikes arrest, trial, and tribulations.
Hes one of a rare handful of people who can feel, and steal, another persons luck. Its a movie about zoo animals on pcp attacking humans. The trial of mike diana fantasia 2018 defenses of the first amendment have been tossed around quite a lot recently. Following his 2008 comeback film bad biology, henenlotter has steered away from fiction films and has instead been producing documentaries about the behindthescenes of the cinema that influenced him. The trial of mike diana, there are a lot of ways to describe mike dianas underground comics. It is an adaptation of the nonfiction book the angel.
Mike diana is the focus of a new documentary, boiled angels. The frog puppet, the car chase with a cheetah, elephants at the airport. Unfortunately, they eventually meet, and the bonding of these two very unusual human beings ends in a god awful love story. The latest documentary directed by henenlotter, boiled angels is the true story of underground comic artist mike diana, the only american artist ever convicted of obscenity. Come out and see this fascinating documentary about. The angel is an israeliamerican spy thriller film directed by ariel vromen and starring marwan kenzari and toby kebbell among others. We take a look at the inaugural season of this scrappy new genre film festival.
A documentary film screening presented in person by mike diana narrated by dead kennedys vocalist jello biafra. Webmaster needed for online shop trade html skills for art email mike or jefe. As a teenager, mike diana took after the underground comix community, namely zap comix, and selfpublished boiled angel, his first handmade comic zine hallmarked by his flagrantly explicit and taboo black line drawings. The trial of mike diana 2018, directed by the legendary frank henenlotter.
With up to 300 in circulation at the time, diana hoped to circumnavigate the conservative eye of lar. Legendary director frank henenlotters new documentary boiled angels. Mike diana created boiled angel, a raunchy, overthetop and. And they were rarely together in the book even the worst of boiled angel. The trial of mike diana, is beginning its festival rounds. Euthanizer injects into theaters and vod this summer. The biggest shadows in dianas life and in his art are never fully addressed. The trial of mike diana interview, we speak with the first u. The trial of mike diana 2018 1h 45min documentary 31 march 2018 usa tells the story of underground cartoonist mike diana, who was the first person in the united states to be convicted of artistic obscenity. The aisle seat critic, mike mcgranaghan, is a member of the online film critics society. The trial of mike diana 2018 fantasia film festival 2018. With evan bacon, peter bagge, stuart baggish, stephen r. The trial of mike diana 2018 details the injustices that befell diana and gives voice to many of the players involved.
The egyptian spy who saved israel written by uri barjoseph. With charlee danielson, anthony sneed, mark wilson, john a. So, who knows maybe therell be another completely different ending at this screening too. Roseanne barrs supporters attempted to claim that critics violated first amendment rights after abc decided to cancel her show over her racist comments. Beastie boys story 2020 is a filmed version of the history of the group narrated by the two surviving members, mike d and adrock, wit. I was able to speak with both diana and henenlotter over the phone thanks to the help of boiled angels. The trial of mike diana by anthony sneed kickstarter.
A film that keeps you on your toes cinema scope, euthanizer provides a film experience completely different than youd find in mainstream cinema birth. Mike diana, peter bagge, stephen bissette, neil gaiman, evan bacon, stuart baggish, luke ilrot, christopher marone written and directd by frank henenlotter filmmaker frank henenlotter, himself no stranger to controversy, steps behind the camera for this documentary about mike diana, a comic creator whose career was not ultimately marked by his creativity but because he was the. However, it wasnt henenlotters name that attracted me to boiled angels. Frank henenlotter basket case spins a multifacted doc about. And its about the only artist ever convicted of obscenity in the united states for his own art. Directed by lowbudget horror auteur turned documentarian frank henenlotter writer and director of 1988s brain damage, 1990s frankenhooker, and the basket case trilogy, boiled angels. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously convoluted their lives will soon become in the filmmakers pursuit of a work of art, which blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention. We talk about the film, his career retrospective at alamo drafthouse in brooklyn, naked. Both films are supernatural family horrordramas though satans slaves leans more heavily into the horror aspect, while hereditary is, at heart, a family melodrama. The trial of mike diana international premiere, directed by the legendary frank henenlotter basket case, bad biology and narrated by dead kennedys jello. The egyptian spy who saved israel by uri barjoseph. Boiled angel lives only 1,500 will be made available. The plot is so ridiculously amazing and it has so many incredible moments. Boiled angels is a must watch for american citizens who take their free speech for granted, and for artists who may not know that their wildest, most abhorrent creations could feasibly put them on.