One of the cooler movies I saw this year at Sundance was director Nicholas Jasenovec's "Paper Heart," a sort of fiction/documentary hybrid that follows comedienne Charlyne Yi and her search for the meaning of love. Interspersed between on-camera interviews with real people are dramatized scenes of Yi's real-life relationship with actor Michael Cera. It's all very clever and meta, and you'll get to see it for yourself when the movie hits theaters on August 7.
Now I'm here to tell you lucky San Diego Comic-Con attendees that Yi will be appearing alongside Jasenovec and Jake Johnson (who plays Jasenovec in the movie) for a July 26 panel. Fans will be able to catch the trio talking about the movie and answering questions in Ballroom 20 at the San Diego Convention Center between 12:30pm and 1pm. The luckiest among you may even score a "Paper Heart" button, which you can see the design of in the image above.
Prior to the panel, on July 24, Yi will be appearing at the "I Heart Comix 'PAPER HEART' Official Comicon Party." There will also be special guest performances from Glass Candy, Franki Chan, Acid Girls and Bubble Gum Sci Fi, as well as video art by Demonbabies and live art exhibitions by Jim Mahfood aka Food One, Scott C., Mike Huddleston & Dumper Foo.
If you're interested in attending the Friday party, send an RSVP to
As I mentioned above, I really enjoyed "Paper Heart." It may not be immediately obvious, but I think Yi's quirky, offbeat brand of humor makes a great fit for Comic-Con crowds. Her sweet demeanor and piercing gaze is at once off-putting and completely disarming. She uses that to her advantage in the movie, getting a truly random assortment of people to open up about their feelings on love and what it means.
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