Thirty years ago, in 1978, Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives startled audiences across the country when it appeared in movie theaters and on television. The first feature-length documentary about lesbian and gay identity made by gay filmmakers, the film had a huge impact when it was released and became an icon of the emerging gay rights movement of the 1970s.

In honor of its place in our collective history, Word is Out was selected for the Legacy Project for GLBT Film Preservation by Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The original film negative was recently restored, and the re-mastered 35 mm print was shown at gala festival events at Outfest in Los Angeles and Frameline in San Francisco.

The 30th anniversary DVD will soon be mastered and will include the re-mastered, theatrical version of the film, exclusive updates on the cast and the filmmakers, and an homage to Peter Adair, originator and inspired producer of Word is Out who died of AIDS in 1996. There will be a private DVD release to project donors before public release of the DVD in 2009.