AIDS Crisis & ACT UP Era (late ’80s–’90s)
On-the-ground footage from protests, direct action, and a community fighting for survival—when just having a video camera was rare.
Women’s March & Early Reproductive Rights Activism (1989)
Early footage capturing intersectional activism and the presence of queer communities within broader movements.
MTV News Years
Behind-the-scenes and on-camera interviews from a pivotal moments in MTV's history.
Underground Queer Culture & “Girl Happy” (1990s)
A portrait of lesbian and queer life in New York before mainstream visibility, when community was built in bars, streets, and chosen family.
Trans Youth Story (1990s)
One of the earliest documented stories of transgender teenagers navigating identity, family, and survival—decades before mainstream awareness.
Ex-Gay / Conversion Therapy Movement
Rare footage from inside the movement, later connected to the public unraveling of Exodus—demonstrating the power of documentation to create change.
Marriage Equality – California (2008)
Footage from the brief window when same-sex marriage was legalized before Proposition 8—capturing couples at the moment history shifted.
Assimilation Era (2010s)
A look at the period when it felt like rights had been won—and what was lost, gained, or misunderstood during that time.
Queer Life Now (2020s–Present)
Ongoing documentation of a new generation—artists, activists, and communities celebrating queerness today.
