'An instant classic from a master of the form' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Unsettling and beautifully
executed' GUARDIAN An arresting story of an artist's obsessions from the beloved and
award-winning author of Black Hole. As a child Brian and his friend Jimmy would make home
movies in their yards coaxing their friends into starring as victims of grisly murders and
smearing lipstick on them to simulate blood. Now an aspiring filmmaker he Jimmy and new girl
in town Laurie - his reluctant muse - set off to a remote cabin in the woods. Armed with an
old camera they film a true sci-fi horror movie where humans are born of disembodied alien
wombs in homage to The Invasion of the Body Snatchers . But as Brian's affections for Laurie
go seemingly unreciprocated Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the
girl of his dreams - both his damsel in distress and his saviour. Final Cut blurs the line
between dreams and reality imagination and perception in this astonishing look at what it
truly means to express oneself through art. **A GUARDIAN OBSERVER THE NEW YORKER AND THE
WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR** Charles Burns Eisner Award-Winner 2006
