John Fitzgerald Keitel film collection
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Scope and Contents
18 reels of film (16mm and 35mm) and publicity material, 1991-1999, from Los Angeles filmmaker John Fitzgerald Keitel. The collection includes prints and trailers for the student film Counterpoint; the documentary short An All-American Story (circa 1991); and the feature film Defying Gravity (1997), about "a macho fratboy who falls in love with his openly gay friend and grapples with his changing sense of self." The collection also includes publicity photographs, press kits, and a film festival program for Defying Gravity.
Dates
- Creation: 1991-1999
Creator
- Keitel, John Fitzgerald (Director, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. The original films in this collection are deposited in conjunction with the Outfest Legacy Project at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Advance notice is required for researchers wishing to access these materials.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
John Fitzgerald Keitel is a graduate of Stanford University (AB Human Biology and Drama) and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (MA Cinema and Television Production). Keitel has worked as a producer, director, writer, cinematographer and/or editor for numerous productions in film and television, including LGBT-themed films and documentaries such as Defying Gravity, Justly Married, Prodigal Sons, Fred, and content for CurrentTV.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (18 reels of film and 1 box.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Film prints (16mm and 35mm) and publicity material, 1991-1999, from Los Angeles filmmaker John Fitzgerald Keitel. The collection includes prints and trailers for the student film Counterpoint; the documentary short An All-American Story (circa 1991); and the feature film Defying Gravity (1997), about "a macho fratboy who falls in love with his openly gay friend and grapples with his changing sense of self."
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Fitzgerald Keitel, September 8, 2016.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, 2017.
- Title
- Finding aid to the John Fitzgerald Keitel film collection, 1991-1999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Loni Shibuyama
- Date
- © 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90007 United States
(213) 821-2771
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