S. Topiary Landberg, Lecturer in Film and Digital Media, Helps Get Landmark Lesbian Documentary Restored


portrait of S. Topiary Landberg

Lecturer S. Topiary Landberg helped to get a landmark lesbian documentary, In the Best Interests of the Children (dirs. Frances Reid, Elizabeth Stevens, Cathy Zheutlin, 1977), restored, through UCLA with the help of National Film Preservation Fund and Women’s Preservation Fund grants. The newly restored film will be presented at the UCLA Film & Television Archive in a free screening at the Billy Wilder Theater in the Hammer Museum on June 6, along with Topiary’s new video essay short Lesbian Custody.

Last modified: Jul 07, 2025