History Lessons


1h 5m 2000

Brief Synopsis

An exploration of lesbian images in film from 1896 to 1969, the year of the Stonewall uprising. It includes footage from newsreels, WWII educational films, stag films, melodramas and commercials, and shows both the negative images of medical, scientific and cultural texts, and more pleasurable momen

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
2000
Production Company
National Archives
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m

Synopsis

An exploration of lesbian images in film from 1896 to 1969, the year of the Stonewall uprising. It includes footage from newsreels, WWII educational films, stag films, melodramas and commercials, and shows both the negative images of medical, scientific and cultural texts, and more pleasurable moments from the history of cinema.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
2000
Production Company
National Archives
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 31 - June 10, 2001.

Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 15-25, 2000.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Frontier) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.

Shown at the IFP Market/(IFFM) in New York City September 15-22, 2000.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 31 - June 10, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Frontier) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 15-25, 2000.)

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at the IFP Market/(IFFM) in New York City September 15-22, 2000.)

Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001