Fabulous Fleischer Toons Restored screens newly restored work by pioneering animator Max Fleischer, creator of Betty Boop. Plus Q&A with Jane Fleischer Reid, granddaughter of Max Fleischer and Ray Pointer, Fleischer Historian and author of The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer.

Carbon Arc Cinema is delighted to announce that following the success of this year’s Animation Festival of Halifax, we will be partnering with Lucid Toons to present a monthly series spinoff celebrating the art and industry of animation.

Once a month, Lucid Toons will share animated works on Carbon Arc’s big screen with an audience. Works will either be new releases or notable historical films.

First up is Fabulous Fleischer Toons Restored, screening June 8, 5:30 PM at Carbon Arc Cinema. We will be screening over a dozen newly restored Max Fleischer cartoons in two 60-minute blocks.

Max Fleischer is one of the most renowned pioneers in animation. From 1919 to 1942, he and his company, Fleischer Studios, produced nearly 700 cartoons. Among his many achievements, his studio was the first to animate both Popeye and Superman — and he created the legendary Betty Boop, who remains an icon of American culture to this day. Yet despite Fleischer’s major and prolific achievements, there is no comprehensive collection of his work.

Enter Max’s granddaughter, Jane Fleischer Reid. After a 25-year career as an attorney in Los Angeles and Sonoma County, Jane Fleischer Reid has undertaken the task of reconstructing her grandfather’s cartoon library. She is currently in the process of creating a comprehensive digital library of all of Max’s work. Jane scours archives and libraries holding copies of Fleischer cartoons and reaches out to private collectors for prints they may have collected in the past. Jane Fleischer Reid will join the Zoom call from California to participate in an audience Q&A about her grandfather. Joining her will be Ray Pointer, Fleischer historian and author of the book The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer.