Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
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Philip Dolin
Philip Dolin
Sam Jinishian
Alicia Sams
| Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Molly Bernstein Philip Dolin |
| Produced by | Molly Bernstein Philip Dolin Sam Jinishian Alicia Sams |
| Starring | Art Spiegelman |
| Edited by | Molly Bernstein |
| Music by | Michael Leonhart |
Release dates | |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse is a 2024 American documentary film about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman. It is produced and directed by Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin. It premiered at DOC NYC in November 2024. It was given a limited theatrical release on February 21, 2025, and aired on PBS on April 15, 2025, as part of the American Masters series.[1][2]
When the film aired on PBS, a segment showing a Spiegelman cartoon which criticized Donald Trump was removed from the broadcast edit.[3] The cut was ordered by PBS on April 3, 2025, twelve days before the film's airdate.[3][4] The documentary's producers and directors characterized the move as self-censorship amid Trump's efforts to end federal funding for PBS.[2] In response, a WNET executive said that the cartoon, which depicts in one panel what The New York Times describes as "fly-infested feces on Trump's head", was removed on the grounds of distastefulness.[2]