Newport Beach Film Festival 2008

For 50 years, Charles M. Schulz captivated and comforted millions with PEANUTS—his innovative daily chronicle of cruelty, hope, and heartbreak in the younger set. But unprecedented worldwide success did not quiet his own Charlie-Brown-style doubts. Instead, the outwardly mild-mannered Schulz relentlessly revisited the turbulent realities of his lost childhood in search of elusive answers. Interviews with those who knew him best—including the real-life Linus and Little Red-Haired Girl—propel this 90-minute documentary. With full access to Peanuts strips and specials and to Schulz’s personal archives, the film will explore his life, his work, and the complex ways the two intersected.