Douglas Edwards spent most of his adult life trying to bring independent, experimental and documentary films to wider audiences. Originally, he studied architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, but then he transferred to UCLA to study film. Afterward he became the program director of Encounter Cinema, one of the few places in LA where avant-garde and cutting-edge film experiments could be enjoyed. Later Edwards edited the LA segment of The Advocate and was editor for Media Arts. He was also a nationally known film critic. He later served as the coordinator and supervisor to the film department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; he also ran the LA International Film Exhibition and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Edwards was closely associated with many film festivals including the LA Film Critics Association, the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers, and the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Media Coalition. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi