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Saturday, July 30 through Saturday, August 6, 2022

Special Guest Poster Artist

Julian Lage for the 31st

Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitar- Woods Hole
ists of his generation and “highest category of
improvising musicians” (New Yorker), Julian
Lage has spent more than a decade searching Film Festival.
through the myriad strains of American musical
history via impeccable technique, free associa- 2022 Festival Poster
designed by
tion and a spirit of infinite possibility. The Cali- Cape Cod Illustrator
fornia-born New York-based musician boasts a Jason Hart.
prolific resume on his own accord in addition to
collaborating with Gary Burton and John Zorn, as well as duo projects with
Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch, among others.
As Lage set out to record his debut for Blue Note Records, the virtuoso Jason Hart Every year, the Woods Hole
guitarist reflected on the label’s storied history and the way his own music Film Festival works with a local artist to
connected with it. The result is Squint, a striking new album that weds in- create our new look, and this year is no
cisive, expressive songwriting with the profound interplay Lage has honed different. The 31st annual Woods Hole
over the past few years with his deft trio featuring bassist Jorge Roeder Film Festival collaborated with Cape
Cod illustrator Jason Hart to create our
and drummer Dave King.
Festival design. Jason came up with the
Julian Lage will perform on Tuesday, August 2 at Falmouth Academy fol- concept of an octopus dancing in the
lowing the screening of the documentary THE CHISELS ARE CALLING by water reaching for the moon as a way to
Trevor Laurence show this year’s festival story. He kept the crab in the image as a
nod to designs that have been developed previously. He added
the tutu after speaking with Associate Director John Gamache
who joked that the tutu would represent 2022.
Jason knew he was destined to be an artist in 5th grade after
procrastinating on a school newspaper project. For the project,
he had to collect things from the newspaper and turn it in. He
didn’t have anything to turn in from the newspaper so he de-
cided to do his own thing, which led him to make his own comic
strip about a little Viking going through the checkout line in a
grocery store. As the little Viking was about to pay, the worker
asked if he wanted to pay in cash or charge, and of course, he
yelled charge which then caused him to run away. Even though
it was 5th grade Jason’s original story, the comic strip was so
good that his teacher thought he copied a professional comic
strip writer and gave him a zero. It was then that Hart realized
that drawing was what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.
Since then,

Jason has worked in many industries as an editorial cartoonist,
product designer/illustrator, greeting card designer/illustrator/
writer, apparel illustrator, and book designer for both adults and
children. In addition to designing this year’s festival image, Hart
recently contributed a story and illustrations to a book of stories
for a girl with cancer through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The
recipient of his book is now expected to make a full recovery.
Hart also works as a high school art teacher, and advises new
artists not to be intimidated by a blank page. In Hart’s words,
anybody who’s interested in art can be an artist. Be sure to look
out for Jason’s dancing octopus 2022 on Festival posters, flyers,
and t-shirts throughout this summer.Check out more of Jason’s
beautiful designs onhis website storieswithhart.com.

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