Loraine Sumner’s super 8 and 8mm collection includes footage of her teams & their games; family events; and travels with friends and lovers. She edited the footage herself into six categories: Sports, Family, Camps, Schools, Travel. and Debbie (her daughter’s name). Her edits involved many splices and the compilations fell apart during a drug store transfer. LHMP has digitized both the full reels the drugstore returned to her, attempts to reproduce her original compilations, and, with her permission adds this additional compilation “Friends and Lovers.”
“Friends and Lovers”
"Friends and Lovers"
Video:
Identifier:
LS-008
Collection:
Loraine Sumner Collection
Date:
1955-1975
Original Format:
8mm, Super 8
Color:
Mix
Duration:
11:39
Abstract:
"Friends and Lovers" compiles Sumner's footage of her intermingling friends & lovers. This compilation was made with Sumner's approval and is based on interviews with her but it was not among her original 6 subject reels.
Subject(s):
Lesbian mothers, Lesbian Nuns, Lesbians
Place(s):
Convent Station, New Jersey; Massachusetts
Rights:
Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) holds all rights. Donor must approve all uses.
Source:
https://www.lesbianhomemovieproject.org/item/friends-and-lovers/