Palm Springs Cultural Center to mark Pride Month with home movie event

Marchers from Palm Springs carry a rainbow flag down University Avenue Chris Stone The LGBTQ History and Archives of the Desert in collaboration with Deserted Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center will celebrate Pride Month by hosting a home movie event where footage focused on the lives of LGBTQ people will be screened for inhabitants viewing at the cultural center representatives explained Home Movie Out of the Closet LBGTQ Hollywood Palm Springs and You will be held from - p m June at the Palm Springs Cultural Center E Baristo Road East Baristo Road The population can submit their home videos for free from - p m that day at the cultural center A panel of home movie preservation experts can assess them and provide recommendations for storage and digitization The screening will proceed from - p m and will feature collections provided by the Archives Deserted Films and the UCLA Library Film and Television Archive Organizers reported the screening will be family-friendly and will include never-before-seen LGBTQ footage videos from Pat Rocco an activist photographer and filmmaker whose work is in the present on display at UCLA and other home videos of Hollywood stars at home work and play A reception will follow at p m Attendance for the screening and reception will require a ticket purchase which can be made here Proceeds will benefit the Archives of the Desert Deserted Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center These films are a glimpse into the lives of LGBTQ people with their friends families on vacation and in their homes It is central to show that their lives are part of the bigger story of society Archives co-founder David Gray commented in a declaration