Lynne Sachs collection, bulk 1991-2023

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Summary

Creators:
Sachs, Lynne
Extent:
2.5 cartons and 2.1 Terabytes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lynne Sachs Collection. PFA--MSS--015. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection represents the work of experimental documentary filmmaker Lynne Sachs, who has worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City since the 1980s. Included are articles and film screening notes about Sachs and her films; essays and other writings by Sachs; correspondence with other filmmakers including Barbara Hammer and Sylvia Schedelbauer; as well as still images and artist's statements from each of the videos included in the original donation.

Biographical / historical:

Lynne Sachs is a New York-based filmmaker whose work combines experimental and documentary film traditions with a strongly feminist perspective. She has produced over 40 films as well as many performances and installation works, and publishes essays and poetry as extensions of her visual arts practice. Her films have screened at prestigious institutions and festivals worldwide and won numerous awards, including the 2020 Grand Prize at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen for a film made together with fellow experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer. Sachs began making films in San Francisco while attending San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Art Institute, drawing inspiration from and collaborating with many filmmakers including Bruce Conner, George Kuchar, Gunvor Nelson, Carolee Schneemann, and Trinh T. Min-ha. Sachs has also taught filmmaking at New York University, Hunter College, and the University of California, Berkeley, among other institutions.

Acquisition information:
Paper and digital files were donated in October 2020 and May 2023 by Lynne Sachs.
Processing information:

In 2020 and 2022 Sachs delivered the digital files on portable 2TB hard drives, which were and backed up onto BAMPFA network attached storage devices. The digital preservation tool Brunnhilde was run against the backup copy of the materials to create inventories and report on metadata such as file types; media duration and codecs; and file checksum values.

Arrangement:

The collection is minimally processed. Born-digital materials have been kept in their original order as received, with files arranged chronologically by the donor.

Paper files were received arranged chronologically by the donor.

Accruals:

Further additions are anticipated in future years.

Physical / technical requirements:

Lynne Sachs 2020 digital materials Brunnhilde inventory report may be accessed online.

Lynne Sachs 2020 digital materials Siegfried inventory and format identification report may be accessed online.

Lynne Sachs 2023 digital materials Brunnhilde inventory report may be accessed online.

Lynne Sachs 2023 digital materials Siegfried inventory and format identification report may be accessed online.

Physical facet:

Generally printouts and photocopies of flyers, essays, correspondence, and press clippings.

Digitized and born-digital video files, still images, and audio files, comprising 10,942 digital files

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research in person in the BAMPFA Film Library and Study Center. Remote access to digital files in the collection is not currently possible, pending arrangements with the donor. Please contact the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Film Library and Study Center for details.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lynne Sachs Collection. PFA--MSS--015. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Location of this collection:
2120 Oxford Street
#2250
Berkeley, CA 94720-2250, US
Contact:
(510) 642-1437
bampfafilmlibrary@berkeley.edu
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