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Oddball Films welcomes authors, historians and collectors Warren Dotz and Masud Husain and to our Cinema Soiree Series, a monthly event featuring visiting authors, filmmakers and curators presenting and sharing cinema insights and films. Dotz and Husain will be in person discussing their two recent collaborations: Meet Mr. Product and Mr Product: The Graphic Art of Advertising’s Magnificent Mascots 1960-1985, a set of books that illustrate the story of the advertising mascot in America. This vibrant, colorful tribute to pop culture, treats readers to icons such as Cap’n Crunch, Goofy Grape, and Chokey the Smog Dog, as well as hundreds of rare and little-known characters that will surprise even the most avid fans and collectors of advertising ephemera. Husain will be discussing his collection and the genesis of the how the books came to be. Dotz will be available for informal questions after the screenings. Warren Dotz recently had a six month long exhibition at SFO, A World of Characters: Advertising icons from the Warren Dotz Collection; one of the most popular exhibitions at the airport ever. We'll be screening filmmaker Jan Stürmann's short documentary highlighting the expansive and colorful exhibit. Jan will be present to introduce the video along with his perspectives. Oddball will be also screening dozens of Vintage Commercials from the archive, illustrating some of the characters that entice us to purchase cereal, gasoline, oats and more! Commercial cameos include (but not limited to) The Chiquita Banana,Twinkie the Kid, Count Chocula, The Campbell's Soup Kids and the Esso Tiger. Plus, more advertising and branding films and clips from the archive: The 30-Second Dream (1977),Soopergoop (1976) and an excerpt from The Colonel Comes to Japan (1984). Date: Thursday, August 20th, 2015 at 8:00pm Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street San Francisco Admission: $10.00 Limited Seating RSVP to RSVP@oddballfilm.com or (415) 558-8117 Web: http://oddballfilms.blogspot.com About the Authors: Warren Dotz is a collector of pop culture ephemera and the author of thirteen books on advertising, design, and commercial label art. His commentary has appeared in Advertising Age, Adweek and theNew York Times Magazine. Web: warrendotz.com Masud Husain is a graphic designer, branding specialist, and avid collector of American advertising ephemera. He designed and coauthored the award-winning books Meet Mr. Product and Ad Boy as well as Dog Food for Thoughtand Cat Food for Thought, with Warren Dotz. Web: masudhusain.com About the Filmmaker: Jan Stürmann is a South African-born photographer and multimedia producer based in Berkeley, CA. He studied photography at Pretoria Technicon. Publishing credits include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Time, Newsweek and Marie Claire. Most of his work is focused on harnessing the story-telling potential of multimedia for editorial, corporate and NGO clients. Web: www.albinocrow.com