Girl on Film is a graphic novel memoir following the life of novelist Cecil Castellucci as she grew up in 1980’s New York. The comic follows the nature of our memories, the memories of being a teenager, and making art in general.
As a teenager, Castellucci was sure she was going to be a filmmaker and artist. She was aiming for Star Wars, but after seeing the movie Fame, she knew she had to do something. She was going to go to art school and she was going to make a name for herself.
Castellucci is an Eisner award-nominated writer and young adult novelist. While we’ve seen memoirs before in the graphic novel style, it’s interesting to see a writer pursue the way writers recall memory, how we reshape our past and how our dreams change over time.
Girl on Film by Cecil Casteluucci is now available from Archaia Publishing.
