Patrick Oliphant was a giant slayer. In addition to being a fearless stunt pilot, executing dangerous maneuvers just to blow off a little steam, he bravely took on presidents, popes and the American corporate class with his mighty pen. An Australian transplant, Oliphant was America’s most renowned and feared political car toonist for five decades. With his biting wit and masterful drawing skills he attacked individual and institutional corruption, collusion, greed, hypocrisy and arrogance, no matter the size or status of his enemies.

A Savage Art is the story of Oliphant’s life and celebrated career, told in interviews with Pat, his family, friends and colleagues, in archival footage, and featuring hundreds of his cartoons.

A Savage Art also outlines the history of political cartoons, showing how impor tant and impactful political cartoonists have been throughout the ages, and how, in our current climate of political par tisanship and corporate control of the media, political cartoonists like Oliphant are critical to checking the powers that be.

"A triumph on every level." - Bobby LePire, Film Threat

"Energetic, insightful, and deeply human, “A Savage Art” succeeds not just as a tribute but as a testament to why artists like Oliphant matter." - Panos Kotzathanasis, Asian Movie Pulse