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Ron Mann's Comic Book Confidential
Broadcast Date: Oct. 3, 1988
In this CBC-TV interview from 1988, Canadian filmmaker Ron Mann talks about his latest documentary, Comic Book Confidential. Comic books were once thought of as subversive and a threatening social menace to young children. Mann's film sheds light on the history of comics, and their evolution from newspapers to books.Ron Mann's Comic Book Confidential
• Ron Mann was born in Toronto in 1958. At age 18 he started making short films, resulting in a breakthrough documentary called Imagine The Sound, released in 1981. It was the story of the avant-garde jazz movement, as told by musicians Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley and Archie Shepp.• Comic Book Confidential won a Genie award in 1989 for best feature length documentary.
• Mann's films were selected to receive special recognition at the 2009 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Five of his documentaries were slated for screenings, including Know Your Mushrooms (2008), Grass (1999), Imagine The Sound (1981) and Comic Book Confidential.
Ron Mann's Comic Book Confidential
Medium: Television
Program: Midday
Broadcast Date: Oct. 3, 1988
Guest(s): Ron Mann
Host: Sue Prestedge
Interviewer: Valerie Pringle
Duration: 6:18
Last updated:
June 29, 2009
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