Saving History 2018 Cruise

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Saving History: LGBT Archives, Filmmakers, and their Public Working Together
Join us for this special cruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas from February 25 – March 4, 2018, cruising the Western Caribbean from Ft Lauderdale.
Our programming includes:
Archival reps from San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society, University of Southern California’s ONE Institute, The Stonewall National Museum & Archives, & UCLA’s Legacy Special Collection of the In The Life television series, who will all show you some of the treasures they have in their vaults. The cruise will kick off with the world premiere of the short film, “We Started with an Old Shoebox”, a world tour of LGBT archives and historians saving our history.
Filmmakers on board will be presenting some of the most significant archival based films ever produced, including Stu Maddux‘s REEL IN THE CLOSET.
Producers Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg, & John Scagliotti presenting the remastered classic film BEFORE STONEWALL in time to celebrate the 50th anniversaryof the Stonewall riots. BEFORE STONEWALL won an Emmy Award in 1987 for its pioneering archival work. 
Sam Berliner, the director of Seattle’s Translations Transgender Film Festival, will curate a collection of transgender themed short films that will make use of newly discovered archival material.
In addition to these important screenings, there will be panelists exploring how LGBT archives, filmmakers, and the public have been working to save LGBT history and to make that history available for film and television.
Join us for this important cruise and be a part of saving LGBT history, while enjoying opening and closing cocktail parties with these many wonderful archivists and filmmakers, as well as group dinners where you can learn more about how you can be a part of the saving history project. For each cabin booked, we will be donating $100 to the invited non-profit of your choice. Details below.
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