Magnolia Photos has acquired Invoice Banowsky’s “A Savage Artwork: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant,” a documentary in regards to the famend Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist who satirized presidents, popes and enterprise leaders along with his artwork. The movie world-premiered at DC/DOX. Magnolia has U.S. rights to the movie, which is able to launch in theaters on Sept. 5.  The indie studio can be debuting a brand new trailer (watch above) and poster.
  
The documentary follows the lifetime of Australian-born Oliphant, whose tenure as America’s most celebrated and feared political cartoonist spanned 5 many years and 10 administrations.  In 1990, The New York Instances referred to as him “essentially the most influential editorial cartoonist now working.” The movie covers the historical past and significance of political cartoons in international democracies, in addition to the decline within the career and within the newspaper business.  It additionally highlights the results of maximum political partisanship on media and editorial cartooning, and reveals how Oliphant used his wit, important eye and drawing expertise to tackle the powers that be, sending up everybody from Ho Chi Minh to Donald Trump. 

“Pat Oliphant spoke reality to energy within the bravest, most artistic methods, in pictures that powerfully resonate immediately,” mentioned Magnolia Photos co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley. “Invoice Banowsky and crew have finished an amazing job capturing his profound legacy.” 

“We’re thrilled to staff up with Magnolia Photos for the theatrical launch of ‘A Savage Artwork,’ a movie about political cartooning and one of many nice cartoonists in American historical past, Patrick Oliphant,” mentioned Banowsky. “The problems explored in ‘A Savage Artwork’ are of higher significance immediately than ever earlier than. Extra than simply the story of Pat’s life and extraordinary profession, the movie is a name to arms for journalists and residents alike to talk reality to energy in no matter methods they will.” 

Banowsky directed the movie. It’s produced by Paul O’Bryan. Susan Conway and Susan Banowsky had been government producers.