Judy Irving Film Collection
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East Bay Regional Park District
2022
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Oakland, California
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Title: Judy Irving Film Collection
Dates: Inclusive 1977-2017; Bulk 1986-1997
Collection Number: JIC
Creator/Collector:
Extent: Approximately 50 cubic feet
Online items available
Repository:
East Bay Regional Park District
Oakland, California
Abstract: The Judy Irving Film Collection documents the environmental history of the San Francisco Bay and the Bay Area Greenbelt circa
1985-1995 and consists of various film materials donated to the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) by filmmaker Judy
Irving in 2018. EBRPD staff is featured in the collection and District helicopters were sometimes used to shoot aerial footage.
There is approximately fifty cubic feet of materials in the collection and it is made up of original camera negatives, workprints,
outtakes, final mixes, cue sheets, footage logs, shot lists, MOS rolls, narrations, masters, film proposals, and more. Formats
include 16mm film, 35mm film, VHS, Digital Betacam, MiniDV, Hi8, CD, DVD, Betacam SP, ¼" Open Reel Audio, and 35mm slides.
The materials date between 1977-2017 and the main subjects covered in the films are nature, wildlife, environmentalism, recreation,
and education.
In partnership with California Revealed, five sets of original film materials were selected for digitization. Four complete
films and one set of outtakes have been digitized.
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Judy Irving Film Collection. Collection Number: JIC. East Bay Regional Park District
The items in accession JIC.2018.01 were originally housed at the Oakland Museum of CA before being donated to the EBRPD. Later,
several items were added that were housed at the Center for Sacramento History before being returned to the donor and then
transferred to the EBRPD.
The items in accession JIC.2019.01 were previously held at the California Coastal Conservancy before being transferred to
the EBRPD.
The items in accessions JIC.2019.02 and JIC.2019.03 came directly from donor Judy Irving at Pelican Media.
Biography/Administrative History
Judy Irving is a Sundance-and-Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker whose theatrical credits include "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph
Hill", a feature documentary about the relationship between a homeless street musician and a flock of wild parrots in San
Francisco, "Pelican Dreams", about California brown pelicans and the people who know them best, and "Dark Circle", a personal
film about the impact of the nuclear industry on ordinary citizens. In 2015, Judy was elected to the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts & Sciences' Documentary Branch. The Judy Irving Collection holds original film materials from five earlier documentaries,
"Treasures of the Greenbelt", "Secrets of the Bay", "Kids by the Bay", "Partners on the Land", and "San Pablo Baylands". Other
documentary projects represented include "19 Arrests, No Convictions", "Thin Edge of the Bay" and "Salt Pond Habitat Restoration".
Scope and Content of Collection
The Judy Irving Film Collection documents the environmental history of the San Francisco Bay and the Bay Area Greenbelt circa
1985-1995 and consists of various film materials donated to the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) by filmmaker Judy
Irving in 2018. EBRPD staff is featured in the collection and District helicopters were sometimes used to shoot aerial footage.
There is approximately fifty cubic feet of materials in the collection and it is made up of original camera negatives, workprints,
outtakes, final mixes, cue sheets, footage logs, shot lists, MOS rolls, narrations, masters, film proposals, and more. Formats
include 16mm film, 35mm film, VHS, Digital Betacam, MiniDV, Hi8, CD, DVD, Betacam SP, ¼" Open Reel Audio, and 35mm slides.
The materials date between 1977-2017 and the main subjects covered in the films are nature, wildlife, environmentalism, recreation,
and education.
Nature conservation--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Environmentalism--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History
Recreation--California
Farming
Beaver, Chris
Irving, Judy
Documentary films
Nature films
Outtakes