Disclosure records, 1970-2020

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Summary

Title:
Disclosure records
Dates:
1970-2020
Creators:
Feder, Sam, Scholder, Amy, Scholder, Amy, and Feder, Sam
Abstract:
Disclosure is a documentary film that examines portrayals of transgender people in movies and television over more than 100 years of motion picture history. Interviews with prominent trans writers, directors, actors, advocates and historians discuss the impact of damaging stereotypes and tropes in these depictions. The collection comprises both physical and digital materials related to the production and release of the film, Disclosure. These materials provide insight into the process of the film's development, financing and distribution. The physical portion of the collection consists of printed research materials, printed fundraising materials, postcards, business cards, magazines, a vinyl record, DVDs and a hard disk containing a digital cinema package for the film. Digital materials are contained on a hard drive and consist of documents related to research for the film, mentorship programs, fundraising, behind-the-scenes photographs, production photographs, interview stills, artwork and photography, press and social medial, awards, impact campaigns and toolkits related to the film.
Extent:
3.2 linear feet (4 boxes), 5 born-digital carriers (3 unprocessed optical discs, 2 unprocessed hard drives), 1 audiovisual carriers (1 unprocessed record), and 70.1 Gigabytes (7910 files, 81 folders)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Disclosure records (Collection 2449). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises both physical and digital materials related to the production and release of the film, Disclosure. These materials provide insight into the process of the film's development, financing and distribution.

The physical portion of the collection consists of printed research materials, printed fundraising materials, postcards, business cards and magazines along with a vinyl record, DVDs, and a hard disk containing a digital cinema package for the film.

Digital materials are contained on a hard drive and consist of documents related to research for the film, mentorship programs, fundraising, behind-the-scenes photographs, production photographs, interview stills, artwork and photography, press and social medial, awards, impact campaigns and toolkits related to the film.

Biographical / historical:

Disclosure is a documentary film that examines portrayals of transgender people in movies and television over more than 100 years of motion picture history. Interviews with prominent trans writers, directors, actors, advocates and historians discuss the impact of damaging stereotypes and tropes in these depictions. Directed and produced by Sam Feder with producer Amy Scholder and executive producer Laverne Cox, pre-production of the film began in August 2017. Principal photography ran through December 2018. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020 before being acquired and released on Netflix that same year.

Source: The Film, n.d. https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/about.

Source: Timeline, n.d. https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/timeline.

Acquisition information:
Collection acquired in 2023.
Processing information:

Processed by Shannon Campbell, under the supervision of Jasmine Larkin, 2024.

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

We are committed to providing ethical, inclusive, and anti-racist description of the materials we steward, and to remediating existing description of our materials that contains language that may be offensive or cause harm. We invite you to submit feedback about how our collections are described, and how they could be described more accurately, by filling out the form located on our website: Report Problematic Content and Description in UCLA's library collections and archives.

Arrangement:

The original arrangement of materials created by Amy Scholder and Sam Feder was retained.

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED DIGITAL AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Digital and audiovisual materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email AskLSC@library.ucla.edu.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Physical facet:
Transferred from 1 hard drive.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Shannon Campbell, 2024.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-27 14:08:22 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Exhibit C introductory statement must be included in the collection and must be shown to users before accessing the collection:

"We are Sam Feder and Amy Scholder, producers of the documentary feature film, Disclosure, and the creators of The Disclosure Collection, which documents our process from researcher, production, and screenings, to education and outreach.

After premiering the film at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, we have been pursuing a permanent home for our research, interviews, and information about the project and the many people who collaborated with us, and the many lives who have been touched and inspired by the film and the community it centers.

Three years after the release of the film on Netflix, we are delighted to donate this Collection to the UCLA Library, to be part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive and UCLA Library Special Collections.

We included research interviews, which were conducted in 2015 and 2016. These are not included in the documentary and were filmed as a way to preserve the information they provided. There was very little data or research on the topic of transgender representation in 2015, so through our research interviews we were able to create the primary documents on which we based the film.

We welcome you to review, take notes from (not photos or videos though), and enjoy these materials for your research, education, and learning. The moving images have an indelible watermark on it to remind you that you are using this for your benefit and not for commercial re-use in any manner.

If you are interested in licensing any elements of the collection for your own or other use, we welcome your inquiries: disclosuredocumentary@gmail.com.

Please respect the rights of the Collection and the privacy of the interviewees. Do not photograph or re-record any images while you peruse the materials or re-post anything on social media or in any other manner. Please do not copy any of the materials and display them, even with the watermark.

We thank you in advance for visiting the Disclosure Collection and hope you will view the film as well.

Sam Feder and Amy Scholder

September 2023"

Terms of access:

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Disclosure records (Collection 2449). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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