Doc Film ‘A Savage Artwork: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
July 15, 2025
Supply: YouTube
“You have not actually made it in Washington, till Pat Oliphant has made enjoyable of you.” Magnolia Footage has revealed the complete official trailer for a documentary movie titled A Savage Artwork: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant, arriving in theaters beginning in September this fall. This not too long ago premiered on the DC/DOX Film Competition in Washington DC. A Savage Artwork movie chronicles the unimaginable life & profession of political cartoonist Patrick Oliphant, aka Pat, spanning fifty years and ten U.S. presidents. It options interviews with Pat, his household, pals, and colleagues, alongside archival footage and tons of of his distinctive cartoons. The movie additionally supplies a concise historical past of political cartoons, illustrating their significance and affect on Pat and different cartoonists. It underscores why, in immediately’s period of political polarization & company media management, political cartoonists like Oliphant stay essential in holding energy accountable. It is a well timed documentary on this famend political cartoonist – initially from Australia, he is now 89 years outdated. Seems like he actually was one of the perfect to ever do it. I wish to pause on each final one of his comics simply to snicker at them much more.
Full trailer for Invoice Banowsky’s doc A Savage Artwork: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant, on YouTube:
Patrick Oliphant was a “big slayer”. Along with being a fearless stunt pilot, executing harmful maneuvers simply to blow off slightly steam, he bravely took on presidents, popes and the American company class together with his mighty pen. An Australian transplant, Oliphant was America’s most famous and feared political cartoonist for five a long time. Together with his biting wit and masterful drawing abilities he attacked particular person and institutional corruption, collusion, greed, hypocrisy and vanity, regardless of the dimensions or standing of his enemies. A Savage Artwork is the story of Oliphant’s life and celebrated profession, informed in interviews with Pat, his household, pals and colleagues, in archival footage, and that includes tons of of his cartoons. A Savage Artwork additionally outlines the historical past of political cartoons, exhibiting how essential and impactful political cartoonists have been all through the ages, and the way, in our present local weather of political partisanship and company management of the media, political cartoonists like Patrick Oliphant are crucial to checking the powers that be.
A Savage Artwork: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant, also called simply A Savage Artwork, is a doc movie directed by cinema government / filmmaker / producer Bill Banowsky, making his characteristic directional debut with this movie; he was beforehand the CEO of Landmark Theatres. Produced by Paul O’Bryan and Invoice Banowsky. This simply premiered on the DC/DOX Film Competition final month. Magnolia Footage will debut A Savage Artwork doc in choose US theaters beginning September fifth, 2025 developing. For extra particulars, go to the movie’s official site.
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