May Hong HaDuong

A UCLA alumna, May has served in the film archiving world for more than 15 years. She is the fourth director in the film and television archive’s 55-year history and the first woman and person of color to lead the organization. May was the senior manager of public access at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she served as a principal representative for the Academy’s film archive. Prior to serving at the Academy Film Archive, she was the project manager for the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project for LGBT Moving Image Preservation, a collaboration between the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Outfest, which produces the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival. She currently serves on the Legacy Project Advisory Committee and on the Board of Directors of the ONE Archives Foundation.