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Funny Business

201059 minGdocumentary

A CINE Golden Eagle Award-winning film, this 59-minute documentary offers an insider look at cartoonists from The New Yorker magazine.

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A CINE Golden Eagle Award-winning film, this 59-minute documentary offers an insider look at cartoonists from The New Yorker magazine.

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At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, some of the best-known cartoonists from The New Yorker share their creative processes and personal stories. Funny Business, a 59-minute documentary from Little Goat Productions, offers an insider perspective on the lives and work of these artists. The film received a CINE Golden Eagle Award and has been broadcast on WNET and WLIW, as well as various PBS stations across the United States.

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