This workshop is designed to provide participants with an introduction to small gauge film editing and projection. Participants will learn the history and significance of 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm filmmaking through a combination of screenings, lectures, and demonstrations. Participants will gain hands-on projection and editing experience.

Taylor Morales is the Senior Manager, Public Access, Film Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences where she oversees access to the Academy's extensive motion picture collection. She previously served as the Supervising Archivist, Production Art at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library where she managed and cataloged the Library's unique collection of artworks related to the motion picture industry. Prior to working at the Academy, Taylor managed the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, the only program in the world exclusively dedicated to preserving LGBTQIA+ moving images. She earned her master’s degree in Moving Image Archive Studies at UCLA.