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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Her Wedding Night” (1930) — 35mm 🎞 Fri. Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Free! Clara Bow flees wannabe Paris grooms for the French Riviera, where comic mayhem ensues amid Art Deco sets. In person: author David Stenn, “Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild” Co-presented by Art Deco Society of Los Angeles ucla.in/3VO9zYp

Clara Bow smiling and sitting on a sofa in an Art Deco interior.

Clara Bow and a man embracing, about to kiss.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Silent Movie Day! 🎞 ✨ @filmpreservation.bsky.social has newly added 5 silent films to their online screening room, including 3 preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive: My Lady’s Lips (1925) The Roaring Road (1919) Automobile Thieves (1906) www.filmpreservation.org/blog/2026/9/...

William Powell and Clara Bow facing each other, looking pensive.

Two men riding in a race car from the 1910s on a dirt road.

Two cars from the 1900s driving alongside each other on a dirt road. One driver is handing a rope to the other car.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Oct 17–Nov 22 | Free Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for Best International Feature in 2022 and was the first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture. But well before this, he was busy making films that have rarely screened outside of Japan: ucla.in/3VDR3Sp

Three young adults sitting and talking at a bar.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

North American premieres of new 35mm restorations! 🎞 Pre-Code “Man Trouble” (1930) + silent drama “The Man Who Came Back” (1924), both Fox films starring Dorothy Mackaill, restored from nitrate prints by the Archive Wed. Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Free admission! ucla.in/4rtSpLB

A man lighting a cigarette with a suspicious expression. Behind him, a woman is concealed behind a wall.

Closeup of a woman with an intense and weary gaze.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Announcing our FREE fall 2026 programs! We’re so excited to welcome you back for an eclectic lineup of film and TV classics, restoration premieres, contemporary international cinema, silent films with benshi and musical accompaniment, author talks and Q&As with special guests! cinema.ucla.edu/events

Dorothy Dandridge smiling and climbing a jeep.

Two men standing and looking down in front of a building stoop.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to Smith College student Aria Asevedo on completing her summer internship at UCLA’s Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library! 🎶 Her research across more than 5,800 music scores resulted in two reports published in eScholarship: bit.ly/4j8ICYY

Aria Souza Asevedo sitting at a library table with bookshelves in the background, holding a smartphone and smiling toward the camera.

Blair Black, Aria Asevedo and Matthew Vest stand together in the Music Library with shelves of books behind them, smiling at the camera.

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@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mexican Independence Day celebrated on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall (1935) via @uclalibrary.bsky.social. digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...

A large crowd gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall to watch the Mexican Independence Day parade. Several motorized floats can be seen in the foreground.

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@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

September 9, 1850: California entered the Union as the nation's 31st state. Unique Map of #California (1885), via @uclalibrary.bsky.social: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:... #CaliforniaAdmissionDay

Within this map of California (circa 1885) are three inset maps that display soil types, temperature ranges, and geographical areas of California. Pictorial insets feature notable natural & man-made landmarks across the state, such as Palm Canyon, Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, Hotel del Coronado and the Hotel del Monte. Acreage and the principal crops are listed in each county. A smaller drawing of California is situated on the bottom left showing how smaller states fit within the state lines.

A close up of this 1885 map shows counties in Southern California, such as Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego, San Bernardino. Orange County is not included on this map as it was established in 1889.

This smaller image of California reflects how smaller states fit within state's border. States include: New York, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UCLA Library remembers Robert Gore, visual arts librarian and longtime steward of the Library’s renowned artists’ book collection, who died June 12 at age 67. Read more about Robert’s life and legacy: ucla.in/4coDID9 A Celebration of Life will be held Sept. 16. RSVP by Sept. 4: ucla.in/4i7vXFw

Robert Gore sits outside behind a table display of artists’ books from the UCLA Library collection

Gore highlights artists’ books and other Arts Library collections to Mellon Mays fellows in July 2025.

“Raven in the Palm Tree” by Robert Gore and Lauren Dudley, 2013

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

POV: It’s 1966 and you’re hanging outside Canter’s Deli in L.A. 🎥 (clip from the student film “Kinky”) On our blog, UCLA MLIS graduate Jackie Forsyte continues to dive into the rich history of student filmmaking at UCLA, this time focusing on the mid- to late 1960s: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/viewing...

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) in UCLA Library Special Collections is seeking applications from UCLA students for undergraduate and graduate positions offering hands-on experience with archives and special collections materials. 📅 Apply by Sept. 4 🔗 go.library.ucla.edu/cfprt

A person seated at a desk working on a computer with a keyboard and open documents as background with the following text: Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) Positions. Gain hands-on experience with archives and special collections through paid CFPRT positions for UCLA undergraduate and graduate students. Apply by September 4, 2026. go.library.ucla.edu/cfprt

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The new restoration of “Black Girl” (Ossie Davis, 1972) will air on @tcmtv.bsky.social as part of their tribute to actor Brock Peters. Aug. 28, 7:15 pm (PT) bit.ly/45P2ngE Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social with funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation

Three scenes from "Black Girl." A father speaks in a living room while a mother stands behind him with a surprised expression. A young woman exits an airplane. Two smiling young women exchange an envelope in a church.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Remembering Dolly Parton (1946–2026) ❤️ While surveying A/V materials, Preservation & Conservation staff came across photos, recordings and promo materials from Parton’s work on "9 to 5" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" in filmmaker Colin Higgins’ papers at UCLA Library Special Collections.

Dolly Parton and Colin Higgins on the set of "9 to 5."

Parton and Higgins on the set of "9 to 5."

Recording of “I Will Always Love You,” 1981, re-recorded for “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”

Invitation from Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds for the cast and crew of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” to attend a wrap party featuring live music.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“The Hollywood Ten” (1950) This short film was a direct appeal to the American people from the Hollywood Ten, writers and filmmakers who were imprisoned and blacklisted for refusing to answer questions about their alleged ties to the Communist Party. New on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/CCi-pYyKiFw

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The Hollywood Ten (1950)

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As our 2025 Artist-in-Residence, Ariel West dug into UCLA’s archival collections to make “The Petroleum Archive,” an essay film that traces the history of Los Angeles oil production through the continual remaking of the city’s promotional image throughout the 20th century: ucla.in/4bZgof4

A vintage postcard depicting numerous oil wells.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Charles Burnett’s “My Brother’s Wedding” (1983) was recently restored in 4K by @milestonefilms.bsky.social in collaboration with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and @bampfa.bsky.social. Theatrical tour begins today, thanks to @kinolorber.com! kinolorber.com/film/my-brot...

Poster for "My Brother's Wedding" depicting a young man looking down, and a window reflection of trees.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Explore MEAP-funded projects that preserve and provide access to the histories, languages and experiences of Indigenous communities around the world: ucla.in/4wHhPXF UCLA Library's Modern Endangered Archives Program is supported by Arcadia.

Archivo Digital de las Lenguas Indígenas de la Amazonia (ARDILIA). This digital collection preserves and provides access to recordings of verbal art, including chants, narratives and ceremonial discourses, from three Indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon. Created between 1975 and 2006, many recordings were made by Indigenous people and elders and are vital for younger generations interested in linguistic and cultural revitalization. Close-up of a worn, blue-and-black cassette.

The Ricardo Montejano Collection: Social Movements and Mexican Rural and Native Cultures. Starting in the 1970s, Ricardo Montejano collected original field and studio recordings of voices from various populations in Mexico. The collection illuminates a history of social movements and Indigenous knowledge throughout the country while documenting the political and cultural realities of Mexican people. Black-and-white scene of two musicians wearing wide-brim hats, with a third person seated behind them.

Voices of Pre-Industrial Siberia. This project digitizes, contextualizes and shares a collection of recordings of Indigenous people of the North and the Siberian Arctic. Dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, this large and unique collection of Indigenous voices had never been professionally digitized and was stored in poor conditions. Open reel-to-reel tape recorder on a wooden workbench.

Afro-Indigenous Brazilian Struggles for Recognition. This archive was created by Vik Birkbeck and Adauto de Souza Santos (Ras Adauto), who began recording video in the early 1980s as activists in human rights movements, especially Afro-Brazilian, feminist and Indigenous movements. The resulting videotape archive spans two decades of social and political history. Two people, one wearing a colorful feathered headpiece, seated close together and looking off camera.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Now streaming on The Criterion Channel: “The Hours and Times” (1991) Restored by the Archive in conjunction with Oscilloscope Laboratories and @sundance.org Director Christopher Munch explores the relationship between John Lennon and manager Brian Epstein: www.criterionchannel.com/the-hours-an...

Ian Hart as John Lennon and David Angus as Brian Epstein, standing next to each other and looking out a window.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“The Toll of the Sea” (1922) Sat. Aug. 15, 7:30 pm at LACMA Free, RSVP required Join LACMA for a screening of this two-color Technicolor silent film starring Anna May Wong, preserved & co-presented by the Archive. Intro by Archive Head of Preservation Jillian Borders: www.lacma.org/event/film-t...

Anna May Wong in vibrant, traditional Chinese costume, holding a young child close to her.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

90 years ago at the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, track and field athlete Jesse Owens became the star of the games, undermining Hitler’s intention to use the event as propaganda for the so-called “master race.” Owens was the first American to win 4 gold medals and broke Olympic and world records.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From Angels Flight to Angeles National Forest, and across all 50 states and Canada, travelogue filmmaker Stan Midgley (1914–2000) captured the beauty and uniqueness of these locations. Our 2025 Getty Marrow Intern Emory Harms writes about the Midgley Collection at the Archive: ucla.in/4x5m7I6

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📜 How does a collection travel across continents? On July 27 at 2 p.m., Karmiole Fellow Garrett Davidson traces the global network of Syrian manuscript dealer Rashīd al-Hawāsilī, followed by a display of Islamicate manuscripts held by UCLA Library Special Collections. RSVP: ucla.in/4vViNyF

icture of Islamic manuscript in the background.
“Karmiole Fellow Lecture Series”
“A Network of Islamic Manuscript Dealers and the Collections They Shaped: From Istanbul and Cairo to Dublin, Princeton and Los Angeles”
Monday, July 27
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Charles E. Young Research Library.

'2026 Karmiole Fellow Lecture with Dr. Garrett Davidson”
2026 Karmiole Fellow
Director of Asian Studies
Associate Professor of Arabic and Muslim World studies
College of Charleston
Monday, July 27
2–3:30 p.m.
Charles E. Young Research Library
Distinctive Collections Classroom
RSVP: ucla.in/4vViNyF

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Did you know that the Archive loans hundreds of films to theaters around the world? 🎞 ✈️ Upcoming loans include 9 films + newsreels at the Locarno Film Festival (Aug. 5–15), screening as part of the series “Red & Black – Hollywood Left and the Blacklist” and “Homage to Roger Corman.” ucla.in/44FRWeA

John Garfield with a serious expression and wearing a suit indoors, in the film Force of Evil.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

After three decades at the Archive, Jeffrey Bickel retired from his role as senior newsreel preservationist. Jeff supervised the preservation of more than one million feet of newsreels. He oversaw large-scale nitrate inspection, recanning, inventory, documentation and more: ucla.in/4vqlfMY

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Our most-watched YouTube video? At 2.7 mil. views that would be “Buzzy Boop at the Concert” (1938), which was restored by the Archive, funded by @asifahollywood.bsky.social. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=jhIDjS61RU4 Learn the story of Betty Boop’s niece and how the film was uncovered: ucla.in/4f8IftQ

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Summer travel season is here, and our new blog looks at unusual and creative forms of transportation, from pocket-sized bicycles in Germany to perfumed subways in Paris, a car-plane in Santa Monica, a unicyclist’s 3,000-mile tour of Spain and more. Watch these newsreels online: ucla.in/3TpsCXH

Women floating in water on hand-cranked devices.

A person diving into a pool from a two story trailer

A group of people sitting on a vehicle that is rolling up a sandy hill

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Congratulations to UCLA’s 2026 Librarians of the Year, Doug Daniels and Matthew Vest! Daniels is recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research through emerging technologies, while Vest is honored for expanding access to contemporary music scholarship. Read more: ucla.in/4aIWdkZ

Doug Daniels, wearing yellow-framed glasses and a dark button-up shirt, stands beside Matthew Vest, who wears black-framed glasses, a patterned shirt, tie, and brown blazer.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sun. July 12, 11 a.m. Family Flicks: “The Secret World of Arrietty” (Japan, 2010) 🌿️ Co-presented by @hammer.ucla.edu Showcasing Studio Ghibli’s signature lush and cozy animation, “Arrietty” is a gentle, awe-inspiring story about bravery, trust and friendship. Free! ucla.in/4gZ9BoM

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

World Cup x Tour de France ⚽🚴‍♂️🚴 “Bicycle Soccer Newest Sport!” (April 1955): “In Germany, free wheeling soccer makes its debut. The peddle pushers ride their bikes like polo ponies in fast action game!” Explore thousands of other newsreels from our collection: newsreels.net

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July! This year marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 📸 Step back in time with historic photographs of Independence Day celebrations from UCLA Library Special Collections.

City Hall decorated for 4th of July, Los Angeles, 1895, LA Views Photograph Collection 99.

Children Celebrate the 4th of July at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, 1930, Adelbert Bartlett Papers.

Fireworks, Lake Arrowhead, 1929, Adelbert Bartlett Papers.

Fourth of July parade, Los Angeles, 1871, LA Views Photograph Collection 99.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Poolside with the stars of 1930s Hollywood ☀️🍹 These home movies offer candid moments with some of the most prominent figures in Hollywood, including Merle Oberon, David Niven, Norma Shearer, Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Marlene Dietrich and others: youtu.be/rwDshqcXCqY

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“World Soccer Cup Tournament” (1966) All roads lead to Wembley Stadium for the opening of one of the top sports classics. Queen Elizabeth greets players in the first match, representing England and Uruguay. Explore more newsreels courtesy of the Archive & Packard Humanities Institute: newsreels.net

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

On this day in 1970, LGBTQ+ activists organized the first gay pride parade in the Los Angeles area, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Filmmaker and activist Pat Rocco documented the event — watch footage on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/zqydolQAv3U

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Christopher Street West’s First Gay Parade (silent, 1970)

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

At the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, Archive Director May Hong HaDuong received the Vittorio Boarini Award, presented to figures who have “distinguished themselves in the preservation and dissemination of cinematographic heritage.” Congrats, May! 🎉 ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/insights/...

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The Vittorio Boarini Award to May Hong HaDuong

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Archive’s public programs are taking a summer intermission 🎬 After July 12, our screenings will be on pause until early Oct., when we’ll be back with an exciting lineup of programs and special guests. In the meantime, we hope that you’ll check out our upcoming screenings! cinema.ucla.edu/events

Silent movie title card that reads "Intermission" and depicts two cats on a barrel.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

65 years ago, the trial of Adolf Eichmann, a chief logistical architect of the Holocaust, was among the first in history to be internationally televised. On our blog, UCLA MLIS graduate Noah Brockman examines footage of the trial in our collection, viewable online: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/picture...

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Congratulations to UCLA Library's graduating student workers and staff from UCLA’s class of 2026! 🎓✨ From supporting collections and services to helping keep Library spaces running smoothly, these students have made meaningful contributions to the UCLA community. 🐻💙 ucla.in/4dXGhxb

Celebrating Our 2026 UCLA Library Graduates. Congrats #UCLA2026 grads! Background image collage of twenty of the graduating student workers at UCLA Library.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

⚽ With the 2026 FIFA World Cup underway and Team USA set to play in L.A. tomorrow, we're looking back at a piece of soccer history in the UCLA University Archives. Former UCLA soccer player Paul Caligiuri represented the United States in the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Game 📸

UCLA soccer player Paul Caligiuri (standing, third from right) with the team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Game, July 1986.

Crowd at the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Game, July 1986.

Team gathered together at the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Game, July 1986.

UCLA soccer player Paul Caligiuri shaking hands with a fan at the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Game, July 1986.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Calling composers: Applications for Resonate 2026 close June 15. Open to all ages, nationalities, and career stages. Three $1,000 prizes, live premiere performances, and professional recordings. No application fee. Apply: go.library.ucla.edu/resonate

A promotional poster for UCLA Library's "Resonate 2026: A Call for Scores with Ensemble SORI and Decoda." It highlights no application fees, openness to all composers, and three $1,000 prizes. Deadline: June 15, 2026. More details at go.library.ucla.edu/resonate. Supported by a UCLA Global Research Award. Background features musical instruments.

Korean promotional poster for UCLA Library's "Resonate 2026" event, featuring "Ensemble SORI" and "Decoda." Includes details about free application, eligibility, $1,000 prize for ten selected works, and an application deadline of June 15, 2026. Instructions for applying via QR code or provided link are included. Background shows various audio equipment.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Sunday, June 14, 3 p.m. 📽 Cinema-ye Azad: Behnam Jafari This screening highlights the 1970s short and feature-length films of Behnam Jafari, a key figure of the Cinema-ye Azad (Free Cinema) independent film movement. Q&A with curators. Register: ucla.in/4usSajI

A car driving past a young woman and man.

A man wearing goggles and raising his hands.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Cinema-ye Azad (Free Cinema) was an underground film movement in Iran, founded in 1969 by Basir Nasibi as a critical response to the commercial and state‑controlled film industry. On our blog, researcher Hadi Alipanah discusses this history: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/cinema-ye-azad-movement-in-iran

Film festival poster depicting numerous movie cameras with wings shaped like eyes.

A group of people standing in front large circular tents and a rugged landscape.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Fri June 12: Black Rabbit, White Rabbit (2025) On a film set, the crew’s armorer worries that a prop gun may not be what it seems and a mysterious woman arrives to demand an audition. Meanwhile, a woman recovering from a car accident discovers she may be the target of a murder plot: ucla.in/4agpymp

Above: A woman covered in bandages and a girl sitting in an orchard. Below: A perplexed man holding a white rabbit next to a smiling woman.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We’re delighted to welcome image maker, creative director and educator Nesanet Teshager Abegaze as the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s 2026 artist-in-residence! Her proposed film project will explore relationships between homeland, diasporic populations and generations: ucla.in/4uLeB4x

Portrait of Nesanet Teshager Abegaze smiling outdoors.

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📼 Funded by the UCLA Library Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP), the Digital Archive of the Indigenous Languages of the Amazon (ARDILIA) works to preserve and revitalize the rich oral cultural heritage of the Murui, Magütá and Miraña peoples of the Colombian Amazon: ucla.in/4d82Miw #IAW2026

A group of people sits in a semicircle in a room. There is a caption in front that reads, "Inauguration of the first Digital Archive of the Indigenous Languages of the Amazon." Text in the image explains that the project, funded by MEAP, aims to preserve chants, narratives, and ceremonial discourses from the Murui, Magütá, and Miraña peoples of the Colombian Amazon, recorded between 1975 and 2006.

A person is seated in a hammock, weaving fibers. The image is overlaid with text stating: "232 recordings and narratives digitized: 130 Magüta (Tikuna) recordings, 42 Miraña recordings, 83 Murui narratives. Preserving cultural memory for future generations." A caption reads "Luis Neeba Gwajko, Miraña." The background shows a setting with thatched roofs.

The image shows a group of people seated indoors, with one person speaking into a microphone. The text mentions project director Juan Álvaro Echeverri (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Amazonia Campus) and the project team launched ARDILIA, a digital platform that provides access to and highlights these preserved recordings: ardilia.unal.edu.co. A caption reads "Sergio Ramos del Aguila, Magüta."

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Sun. June 7: Between Dreams and Hope (2025), The Great Yawn of History (2024) Azad, a trans man, longs to start a life with his lover but must confront his estranged father. Next, an eccentric job interview leads to a quest in the desert for gold. ucla.in/4vww8xu

Above: A person resting their face on a cow's face. Below: Two men talking in the forest.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Jun 6: Inside Amir (2025), Divine Comedy (2025) After his girlfriend emigrates to Italy, a bike messenger spends his days with friends who have settled into a life of drift. Next, a director seeks to have his film shown in Iran, dodging authorities ucla.in/4x17V3N

Above: A man and woman riding bicycles in a city street. Below: Four people sitting in a movie theater, looking up.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy 100th to Marilyn Monroe, one of the most captivating stars to ever light up the screen 🎂💖 Here is silent newsreel footage of Monroe in NYC for the filming of The Seven Year Itch. Explore thousands of newsreels online courtesy of the Archive and The Packard Humanities Institute: newsreels.net

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UCLA Library @uclalibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

⭐ Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was born in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926. Today marks the 100th anniversary of her birth. Swipe to see photos of the Hollywood icon from UCLA Library Special Collections 🎞 📸

Marilyn Monroe poses on the set of The Asphalt Jungle.

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell putting footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood.

Marilyn Monroe, accompanied by her then-husband, playwright Arthur Miller, arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.

Spike Jones, Marilyn Monroe and Ken Murray posing for camera at eighth annual Los Angeles Times charity football game.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The Computer-Laser-Videos of Raphael Montañez Ortiz Sat. May 30, 10:55 p.m. A key figure in the Destruction in Art movement, Ortiz made over 50 “computer-laser-videos,” distorting movie excerpts using computers, laserdiscs and videotape. Join us for four preserved works. Free! ucla.in/4eV6CNf

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Si muero antes de despertar (If I Should Die Before I Wake, 1952) Sat. May 30, 9:25 p.m. A complex father-son relationship and the disappearance of several children are at the center of this Argentine film noir by dir. Carlos Hugo Christensen. Guest: @eddiemuller.bsky.social Free! ucla.in/49DWbdq

A frightened boy clinging to his mother, both looking at a man in a shadowy house.

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