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History Lessons (2000)
Not Rated
65 min | Documentary, Adult, History

History Lessons (2000)

Not Rated

65 min | Documentary, Adult, History

A montage of film clips and stills calling all lesbians to come out and celebrate who they are. Weaving together clips social guidance and classroom shorts from the fifties, a World War II documentary on a fleet of female fighter pilots, ...See moreA montage of film clips and stills calling all lesbians to come out and celebrate who they are. Weaving together clips social guidance and classroom shorts from the fifties, a World War II documentary on a fleet of female fighter pilots, advertising films, home movies, snap shots, newsreel footage of an all-women conference held by Eleanor Roosevelt, and even some shockingly graphic lesbian themed "smokers" from the 1920's and 30's (made for a straight male audience), the variety and clever juxtaposition of the images makes for a moving, if at times demanding, experience. The soundtrack is often re-dubbed or added to, so that Eleanor Roosevelt can say things like "Thank you all for coming to this wonderful lesbian conferance." Written by Kieran Kenney See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ann Maguire Archivist Archivist See fewer	History Lessons (2000)
Jane Fine Butch (doctor's office vignette) Butch (doctor's office vignette) See fewer	History Lessons (2000)
Cocoa Fusco Femme (doctor's office vignette) Femme (doctor's office vignette) See fewer	Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
David Del Tredici Doctor (doctor's office vignette) Doctor (doctor's office vignette) See fewer	San Francisco Symphony Inaugural Gala (1980)
Barbara Hammer Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Maya Deren's Sink (2011)
George Putnam Self (footage from Perversion for Profit) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (footage from Perversion for Profit) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Independence Day (1996)
Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Women in Defense (1941)