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How do we create a history from a past that was hidden? Swimming with Lesbians dives into the darkest depths to find the answer. The film looks at an upstate New York community's efforts to create an LBGT historic archive. Extraordinary lesbian activist Madeline Davis uncovers the lives and his...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Frameline's lesbian & gay cinema collection
Other Authors: Marshall, David B. (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2007.
Series:LGBT studies in video
Subjects:
Davis, Madeline D., > 1940-
Gays > History.
Homosexuality > History.
Lesbians > History.
New York (State) > Buffalo.
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:How do we create a history from a past that was hidden? Swimming with Lesbians dives into the darkest depths to find the answer. The film looks at an upstate New York community's efforts to create an LBGT historic archive. Extraordinary lesbian activist Madeline Davis uncovers the lives and histories collected for this archive--some sad, some quirky, some tender--and all richly imagined through the Blue Sky lens. The film share's Davis's mission to create a lasting legacy for the LBGT community: "We are ephemeral. This is for the ages."
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 14, 2014).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (69 min.).
Previously released as DVD.
Playing Time:01:09:28