Expanding Film Culture’s Field of Vision

The Chuck Kleinhans and Julia Lesage papers/Jump Cut records document the work of two eminent film scholars, filmmakers, and co-founders/co-editors of the journal Jump Cut. The collection spans all stages of Kleinhans and Lesage's scholarly and editorial careers. Kleinhans collected clippings, publications, and notes related to a wide range of research interests, with an emphasis on American independent filmmakers from marginalized groups, and his course materials reflect the same interests. Topics represented in the collection include experimental film, women/gender/sexuality in film, African American film, and much more. Additionally, the catalogs and programs in this collection, many from activist filmmaking collectives or festivals, track film culture’s intersections with social and political movements in the United States, and Kleinhans and Lesage's teaching and research materials show how scholars strived to understand and promote such films. The pages on Research and Teaching, Creative Work, and Jump Cut showcase sample items from this vibrant collection that documents a rich period of film and media studies and independent filmmaking.