Join us for a special screening of the new documentary WOMEN LAUGHING followed by an extended (and, let’s not kid ourselves, hilarious) onstage discussion between director Liza Donnelly and her fellow cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu.

In the new documentary WOMEN LAUGHING, longtime New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly sets out to explore her lifelong passion for women’s humor and cartooning by speaking, laughing, and drawing with a diverse group of remarkable women who create cartoons for the iconic magazine. Inspired by her acclaimed book “Very Funny Ladies” and Liza’s own biography, the film also looks back at the fascinating history and evolution of single-panel cartoons from the 1920s to the present and reveals how far women have come in a field historically dominated by men.

WOMEN LAUGHING includes intimate conversations with some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking cartoonists at The New Yorker, including Roz Chast, Emily Flake, Sarah Akinterinwa, Liana Fink, Amy Hwang, and Bishakh Som. Liza also speaks with Emma Allen, the magazine’s first female cartoon editor.

During a dynamic group roundtable discussion with ten cartoonists, we also meet artists Emily Hopkins, Maggie Larson, Arantza Pena-Popo and Victoria Roberts. Together, they reflect on the essential work of women cartoonists, and outline the many challenges that lie ahead. Along the way, we hear about what drives them, the obstacles they’ve faced, their creative processes, and much more.

About Liza Donnelly
Liza Donnelly is a writer and cartoonist for The New Yorker Magazine, where she has been drawing cartoons and writing about culture for forty years. She has been a contributor to CBS News and CNN, as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Donnelly’s popular TED talk was translated into 42 languages and viewed over 1.5 million times. She has delivered talks at the United Nations and around the globe.

About Ngozi Ukazu
Ngozi Ukazu is a New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author and the creator of “Check, Please!”, an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter ever. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing in the Arts and received an honorary MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She enjoys giving talks at colleges and all things fandom. Her cartoons regularly appear in The New Yorker.