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»Sapphic Celluloid, Review of LL’s 10th Anniversary (2002), Tucson Weekly, Karen Falkenstrom
1993
Janet Jakobsen was the founding Coordinator of the Committee on LGB Studies (the T would come almost a decade later, and the Committee be upgraded to an Institute later still). That first season of programming LL, she and I simply perused the Women Make Movies catalog and chose some titles, sight unseen. We reserved the Modern Languages Auditorium and made a flyer, collaging text and images cut out of magazines. We got the word out through our departments and faxing press releases to the Arizona Daily Star, the Tucson Weekly, the Daily Wildcat. The night of the first screening, we were amazed and delighted that people actually showed up. »See list of 1993 films, and other 1993 historic materials
1994
Emboldened by our success, our curating became more targeted, and we actually began to preview work before screening it to the public. Highlights of Lesbian Looks II in Spring 1994 included two now-classic documentaries: Aerlyn Weissman and Lynne Fernie’s FORBIDDEN LOVE, and Ellen Spiro’s queer tour of the south, GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE, plus a wide variety of indie shorts. »See list of 1994 films, and other 1994 historic materials
1995
In 1995 we began to issue a call for submissions, and over the next several seasons collected a diverse array of low-budget indie and student-made shorts, both in 16mm and video. »See list of 1995 films, and other 1995 historic materials
1996
Over the next couple of decades, LL became a beloved lesbian-centric institution. In these pre-social media years, each screening began with a call to the audience for announcements of community events, providing an opportunity to plug an art show, a poetry reading, a protest march, or a new course with queer subject matter. »See list of 1996 films, and other 1996 historic materials
1997
The 1997 season included only two films, but both packed the house. The award-winning HIDE AND SEEK and A LITANCY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AUDRE LORDE expanded the language of the documentary, and offered nuanced treatments of subject matter that resonated powerfully with the audience. Graphic designer Tricia Amato took over the task of flyer creation, and the homemade collages of the first few seasons gave way to a more professional look. »See list/descriptions of 1997 films, and other 1997 historic materials
1998
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1999
This ambitious season featured a record 16 shorts in assorted genres, plus two documentaries. See list/descriptions of 1999 films, and other 1999 historic materials
2000
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2001
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2002
The Committee for LGB Studies added the T to become the Committee for LGBT Studies in 2001. The 10th anniversary season of LL also included our first screening of a trans film, A BOY NAMED SUE, following the FTM transition of the filmmaker’s close friend, and its effect on his girlfriend and their community of friends. »See list/descriptions of 2002 films, and other 2002 historic materials
»Sapphic Celluloid, Review of LL’s 10th Anniversary (2002), Tucson Weekly, Karen Falkenstrom
2003
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2004
The 2004 season marked the first off-campus screening for the series. Director Sande Zeig’s feature film THE GIRL, based on a short story by author and UA professor Monique Wittig, was screened at the Loft Cinema. Wittig had passed away the previous year, and the screening was a benefit to raise funds for a scholarship in her name. »See list/descriptions of 2004 films, and other 2004 historic materials
2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
The 16th Annual Lesbian Looks was dedicated to the memory of Del Martin (1921-2008), a tireless activist for more than fifty years. With her partner Phyllis Lyon, Martin founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the U.S. »See list/descriptions of 2008 films, and other 2008 historic materials
2009
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2010-11
The 2010-11 season launched the first edition of Virtual Lesbian Looks (“VLL”), a selection of webseries curated by then-UA graduate student Tanya Zuk.
»Learn more about Virtual Lesbian Looks
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2011-12
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2013
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2014
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2015
In 2015, we moved to all-electronic marketing, i.e., no more flyers.
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2016-17
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2017-18
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