Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment company, announced today the release of Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt on Digital and On Demand across major digital platforms on September 23. In this documentary, director Kevin Dougherty guides viewers through a deeper look at artist Drew Friedman’s fascinating life and blend of absurdity, comedy and humanity best shown through his acclaimed comics and portraits.
Synopsis: For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators.
Known for his signature pieces chronicling decades of pop culture’s musicians, Hollywood stars and Jewish comedians, Friedman is the author and artist behind 16 books and anthologies. His illustrations and comics have appeared in RAW, Weirdo, BLAB!, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon, SPY, MAD, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Observer, The Village Voice, The Wall St. Journal, Rolling Stone, Time, Entertainment Weekly, MINESHAFT, Air Mail Online, and cover art for Shout! Factory DVD collections, as well as artwork created for the covers of numerous books.
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt will be available to purchase or rent in the U.S. and Canada on Sept. 23 from Apple, Amazon, Fandango At Home and other digital platforms
