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Apply: 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program
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The Archive will host an emerging artist for two weeks to activate the collection in their artistic practice, working with the Hearst Metrotone News Collection, In the Life LGBTQ+ Collection and KTLA Newsfilm Collection.

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The Future of Reality: From Locarno to L.A.
A distorted image of a person walking through a garden.

Oct 24–25

This selection of archival and contemporary short works explores the intersection of technology, AI and film history.

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Television Landmarks: An Evening With Fred Astaire (1958) & Another Evening With Fred Astaire (1959)
Barrie Chase and Fred Astaire dancing in a TV studio.

Sun Oct 19, 7 p.m.

An Evening With Fred Astaire represents a creative zenith and technical milestone as one of the earliest TV specials utilizing color videotape.

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Toward a More Perfect Rebellion: Multiracial Student Activism at UCLA
A woman dancing with her hand on her head.

October 17–18

This film series celebrates the radical legacy of UCLA’s Ethno-Communications Program (1969–1973), an initiative to train students of color to use film as a tool for social change.

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Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

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