Maybe because they know die - hard comic audiences at this convention are not entirely thrilled with director Josh Trank's casting choices and avant -
garde vision for the film, namely his suggestion that his cast not bother even reading the comics.
Anthology Film Archives evolved from roots and
visions that go back to the early 1960s, when Jonas Mekas, the director of the Film - Makers» Cinematheque, a showcase
for avant -
garde films, dreamed of establishing a permanent home where the growing number of new independent / avant -
garde films could be shown on a regular basis.