Princeton French Film Festival Screening:
Cartoonists: Footsoldiers of Democracy
About the festival:
Conceived as a public humanities initiative, a community-engaged project, and an innovative promotion of the arts in Princeton, this festival will celebrate cinema in all its richness and complexity. Open to everyone upon registration.
About the movie:
In 2014, one year before the Charlie Hebdo attacks, filmmaker Stéphanie Valloatto collaborated with Plantu, a longtime cartoonist for Le Monde, to create a documentary about 12 crazy, amazing, funny and tragic political cartoonists from all around the world defend democracy at the risk of their lives and have fun with a pencil as only weapon. They are French, Tunisian, Russian, Mexican, American, Chinese, Algerian, Burkinabese, Ivorian, Venezuelan, Israelian and Palestinian. The film delves into the daily risks these artists face – often putting themselves on the front lines – and the powerful reactions and debates their work sparks.
