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FILM 371: History of LGBT Representation in Film - Rea

Selected resources

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. Although best known for its annual Oscar telecast, the Academy is involved in a wide array of education, outreach, preservation and research activities.

The Big Queer Film Festival List

The Internet Movie Database

Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections
Representing more than 35,000 items, Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections presents a curated selection of materials from the library's extensive holdings on motion picture history. Items include correspondence, photographs, sheet music, scrapbooks, lobby cards, movie ephemera, books, film magazines and industry publications. The collections also provide access to publications of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dating back to the founding of the organization in 1927.

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) screens films that promote the visibility of transgender and gender variant people and challenge the mainstream media’s negative stereotypes of our communities. We provide opportunities for transgender and gender variant media artists, build community through our film and performance events, and engage our audiences in cross-community dialogue.

UCLA Film & Television Archive: LGBT Resources
Compiled with the assistance of archivists at numerous institutions, this comprehensive list of LGBTQ resources points to reference sources, collections, distributors and additional external entities that we hope will prove helpful in providing some context and additional information related to issues and topics covered by In the Life.