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	This film was made by Carol Levene for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District in color and with sound. The public service announcement shows the construction of the BART and its progress. It excuses the inconvenience of the construction and blocked streets with the promise of easy transportation in the future. Aerial shots of unfinished and finished lines are juxtaposed to reinforce the promise of progress. The interiors of manufacturing plants and tunnels are shown to give viewers an insider look at the process of building the system. —EG Source: http://www.archive.org/details/ThreetoG1967		This film was made by Carol Levene for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District in color and with sound. The public service announcement shows the construction of the BART and its progress. It excuses the inconvenience of the construction and blocked streets with the promise of easy transportation in the future. Aerial shots of unfinished and finished lines are juxtaposed to reinforce the promise of progress. The interiors of manufacturing plants and tunnels are shown to give viewers an insider look at the process of building the system. —EG Source: http://www.archive.org/details/ThreetoG1967

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	'''Feature-length films:''' <br>		'''Feature-length films:''' <br>
	The Bridge The Fall of the I Hotel<br>		The Bridge<br>
			The Fall of the I Hotel<br>
	Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union<br>		Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union<br>
	Screaming Queens<br>		Screaming Queens<br>
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	''The Times of Harvey Milk'', an academy award-winning documentary, follows a neighborhood activist’s journey to local politician. The film begins with Dianne Feinstein’s public announcement that both Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone had been shot and killed. Interestingly, this is also how the formation of this documentary began. Rob Epstein had initially intended to create a documentary on Proposition 6, a plan to prevent homosexuals and their supporters from working in the public school system. Once Milk was assassinated, Epstein shifted his focus to the life of Milk and also, perhaps inadvertently, created a portrait of his neighborhood.		''The Times of Harvey Milk'', an academy award-winning documentary, follows a neighborhood activist’s journey to local politician. The film begins with Dianne Feinstein’s public announcement that both Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone had been shot and killed. Interestingly, this is also how the formation of this documentary began. Rob Epstein had initially intended to create a documentary on Proposition 6, a plan to prevent homosexuals and their supporters from working in the public school system. Once Milk was assassinated, Epstein shifted his focus to the life of Milk and also, perhaps inadvertently, created a portrait of his neighborhood.

	Epstein’s film focuses on the [[HARVEY MILK A Reflection by Harry Britt\|life of Harvey Milk]] as the “Mayor of Castro Street.” The narrative is centered on the beginning of Milk’s political activism, which coincided with his move to the San Francisco Castro neighborhood in the early 1970s. The film includes archival footage and still photography as well as contemporary interviews in order to document Milk’s life, which at that time, revolved around Castro Street and the rights of its residents. Castro Street, the setting of the film, is depicted as a landscape for a strong community. The film is not comprised of just Harvey Milk and his campaign team, but the community of people in the [[The Castro ~~District~~: The ~~rise~~ of ~~gay community~~\|Castro]], bound by commonalities and location. Epstein recreates this community in archival footage of the residents living life on that street. We see them partying in the first Castro Street Fair, organizing around Milk, celebrating on election night, sitting outside of the camera store, and watching a parade. These images are interspersed with news coverage of Harvey Milk in public debate, still photographs of him working at City Hall, and footage of interviews of Supervisor Milk. As a result, viewers get a sense of Milk’s political life in San Francisco as well as a portrait of the neighborhood that first inspired his sense of civic duty and his passion for activism. The image depicted here is one of a very active neighborhood whose residents live there by choice, rallied together behind their “Mayor.”		Epstein’s film focuses on the [[HARVEY MILK A Reflection by Harry Britt\|life of Harvey Milk]] as the “Mayor of Castro Street.” The narrative is centered on the beginning of Milk’s political activism, which coincided with his move to the San Francisco Castro neighborhood in the early 1970s. The film includes archival footage and still photography as well as contemporary interviews in order to document Milk’s life, which at that time, revolved around Castro Street and the rights of its residents. Castro Street, the setting of the film, is depicted as a landscape for a strong community. The film is not comprised of just Harvey Milk and his campaign team, but the community of people in the [[The Castro: The Rise of a Gay Community\|Castro]], bound by commonalities and location. Epstein recreates this community in archival footage of the residents living life on that street. We see them partying in the first Castro Street Fair, organizing around Milk, celebrating on election night, sitting outside of the camera store, and watching a parade. These images are interspersed with news coverage of Harvey Milk in public debate, still photographs of him working at City Hall, and footage of interviews of Supervisor Milk. As a result, viewers get a sense of Milk’s political life in San Francisco as well as a portrait of the neighborhood that first inspired his sense of civic duty and his passion for activism. The image depicted here is one of a very active neighborhood whose residents live there by choice, rallied together behind their “Mayor.”

	The images that are not a part of Epstein’s landscape are the residents that are not a part of that growing community of gays moving to the Castro. Milk was Supervisor for District 5, which included Noe Valley, Haight-Ashbury, and Duboce Triangle. Aside from news footage of Duboce Park, viewers do not get a sense of what other neighborhoods looked like or the character of their separate communities. This angle is reinforced by numerous shots of the glowing “Castro” neon sign above Castro’s theatre, contemporary interviews with Milk’s friends and supporters, as well as footage and photography from around Castro Street. This documentary best serves Harvey Milk’s specific community, those moving to and organizing around Castro Street in the early 1970s. ''—NC''		The images that are not a part of Epstein’s landscape are the residents that are not a part of that growing community of gays moving to the Castro. Milk was Supervisor for District 5, which included Noe Valley, Haight-Ashbury, and Duboce Triangle. Aside from news footage of Duboce Park, viewers do not get a sense of what other neighborhoods looked like or the character of their separate communities. This angle is reinforced by numerous shots of the glowing “Castro” neon sign above Castro’s theatre, contemporary interviews with Milk’s friends and supporters, as well as footage and photography from around Castro Street. This documentary best serves Harvey Milk’s specific community, those moving to and organizing around Castro Street in the early 1970s. ''—NC''

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	Check [[Sources\|Sources]] for a bibliography and an evolving collection of other reference resources.		Check [[Sources\|Sources]] for a bibliography and an evolving collection of other reference resources.

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