“Very Semi-Serious” goes behind the scenes of the New Yorker
The documentary introduces the past, present and future generations of cartoonists who create the gag cartoons that have inspired, baffled and occasionally irritated readers for decades. (Seinfeld famously devoted an entire episode to the divisive effect of the more ‘obscure’ strain of New Yorker cartoon.)
“Very Semi-Serious was launched at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be on general release in the United States from 20.11.15 11.20.15 or, if you prefer, 11.20.15…
You can read more about it here on the maker’s website and view a trailer here on the same site.