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Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

Word is Out (1977)
November 8, 2015 - 7:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater

Outfest members receive 2 for 1 admission at the Billy Wilder Theater box office for all Legacy Project screenings!

Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the David Bohnett Foundation and additional support from The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation and the members of Outfest.

Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives  (1977)


Widely considered the first feature-length documentary on gay and lesbian identity, Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives offers a vastly different perspective on American queer lives than the common view of LGBT people at the time.  The remarkably moving film presents 26 individuals who, with profundity, honesty and humor, describe their struggles and triumphs in the face of prejudice and discrimination.

35mm, color, 124 min.  Producer: Peter Adair.  Director: Mariposa Film Group (Peter Adair, Nancy Adair, Veronica Selver, Andrew Brown, Robert Epstein, Lucy Massie Phenix).

Preceded by

Restoration World Premiere!  Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive for the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project with funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

We Were There  (1976)


A glimpse at gay pride celebrations in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the U.S. bicentennial year of 1976.

16mm, color, 21 min.  Director: Pat Rocco.

Part of: 
Legacy Project Screening Series