A Room Alive

A Room Alive (2024)

N/A 30 min Movie

Documentary

UW faculty member Lynda Barry takes center stage in this charming documentary about the “Comics Room”, where Dr. Barry and her students–including a student turned faculty, comics veteran Jeff Butler–explore their creativity through the medium of comic books, creating a lively community of artists in the process.

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Cast

Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry Interviewee

Jeff Butler

Jeff Butler Interviewee

Julia Tanenbaum

Julia Tanenbaum Interviewee

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