INDEPENDENT LENS: “Feels Good Man”

“Feels Good Man” is the story of how artist Matt Furie, creator of a trippy, once-benign comic character named Pepe the Frog, fought an uphill battle to reclaim his iconic creation from those who turned it into a symbol of hate.

An exploration of the power of online imagery and the fascinating spin cycle of memes in a culture where ownership and meaning can be wrested away from creators, “Feels Good Man” is a thought-provoking, wild ride through an Internet that transformed an unlucky cartoon frog, and then the rest of the world. The film premieres on October 19, 2020.

The virtual panel featured:

Matt Furie, artist & creator of Pepe the Frog

Giorgio Angelini, producer

Arthur Jones, director

And Lois Vossen, series executive producer