Mr. Fish / Mr. Soul!

This week we discuss our own personal work and creative ventures and look at two doc portraits of activists doing what they love for careers in the arts: MR. FISH: CARTOONING FROM THE DEEP END and MR. SOUL!   Group Review Documentary: MR. FISH: CARTOONING FROM THE DEEP END (2018) / USA (Director: Pablo Bryant,  Producer: Ted Collins) Available on iTunes Winter 2018   Film Featured in Interview Portion: MR. SOUL! (2018) / USA (Directors: Melissa Haizlip & Samuel D. Pollard,  Producer: Melissa Haizlip) Now Playing at Select Festivals   Other Documentaries & Books Mentioned: Acorn and the Firestorm / 2017 (Directors: Samuel D. Pollard & Reuben Atlas) Alpha Girl: Taryn Murphy Revisited / 2018 (Director: Christopher Llewellyn Reed) Color Adjustment / 1992 (Director: Marlon Riggs) Ethnic Notions / 1986 (Director: Marlon Riggs) Frame of Mind (TV) / 1992 - Present (Producer: Bart Weiss) Growing up Coy / 2016 (Director: Eric Juhola) Sleep with Me / 2017 (Director: Summre Garber) Taryn Murphy (on YouTube and Vimeo) / 2006 (Director: Christopher Llewellyn Reed) WARNING! Graphic Content: Political Cartoons, Comix and the Uncensored Artistic Mind (Book) / 2014 by Mr. Fish   Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro discussion about Creative Work/Life Balance 15:11 - Group review of MR. FISH: CARTOONING FROM THE DEEP END 27:35 - Bart Interviews Melissa Haizlip of MR. SOUL! 41:34 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Review of Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com [email protected]   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)