First Kids' Show for Gay Families to Appear in Major International Film Festivals

First Kids' Show for Gay Families to Appear in Major International Film Festivals

Dottie's Magic Pockets to Appear in the Frameline32: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and Outfest 2008: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

PORTLAND, Ore., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Production company Pink Pea announced that Dottie's Magic Pockets -- the first children's program for gay and lesbian families -- will appear in two major international film festivals. The program will be screened in the Frameline32: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival on June 22, and is the only children's program to be accepted to Outfest 2008: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, screening on July 13.

"I am overjoyed to be able to screen programming made specifically for LGBT families and created by a lesbian mom. As the mother of a 5-year-old myself, I have always been hoping to find programs that I can show to my child that would be inclusive of his family structure. That time is here," says Jennifer Morris, Director of Programming, Frameline32.

Children attending these festival screenings will be entertained with episodes from the first Dottie's Magic Pockets DVD. Entitled "Doing the Flower" and "Beat Beet," each 25-minute episode features Dottie, a lesbian mom, who leads her puppet friends as they sing, laugh, and help each other through wacky adventures.

Dottie's Magic Pockets also includes characters and cartoons that represent gay families, such as purplish-pink Princess and her two Dads. A video trailer for the show is available at: http://www.dottiesmagicpockets.com/.

"We created Dottie's Magic Pockets to offer a fun, educational show that finally reflects the lives of millions of children in gay and lesbian households, including my own son. We are delighted and honored to be accepted into these distinguished film festivals!" says Tammy Stoner, Creator of Dottie's Magic Pockets.

   Dottie's Magic Pockets Screening      Dottie's Magic Pockets Screening   Frameline32: San Francisco            Outfest 2008: The Los Angeles Gay   International LGBT Film Festival      and Lesbian Film Festival   Date/Time: June 22, 2008 at 10:30am   Date/Time: July 13, 2008 at 1:00pm   Location: The Castro Theatre          Location: The Village at Ed Gould   429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA  Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place,   Cost: $8 for adults/Free for kids     Los Angeles, CA   under 12                              Cost: Free   http://www.frameline.org/              http://www.outfest.org/     About Frameline32: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival  

Frameline (http://www.frameline.org/), the world's premier showcase for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cinema, hosts Frameline32 -- the annual San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. This year's Festival runs June 19-29 in San Francisco at the historic Castro Theatre, the Roxie Film Center, and the Victoria Theatre. Frameline32 will feature a new East Bay venue with screenings at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley. Frameline's renowned Film Festival offers 11 days of the newest and best in LGBT film from around the world for audiences of 70,000 from the Bay Area and beyond. http://www.frameline.org/.

About Outfest

Outfest is a leading showcase for diverse, international lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) film and video. Outfest produces the oldest continuous film festival in Los Angeles, the oldest LGBT screening series in the country (Outfest Wednesdays at the Egyptian Theater), the only multi-racial, gender-inclusive LGBT people of color film festival (Fusion), and the only program dedicated to preserving and protecting LGBT images (The Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation). Since 1982, Outfest has presented more than 4,200 film and video titles for audiences totaling over half a million people. http://www.outfest.org/.

About Pink Pea, LLC

Pink Pea, LLC is an independent production company founded in 2007 to offer positive, fun children's programming that celebrates the fabulous diversity of non-traditional families. Dottie's Magic Pockets is Pink Pea's first production. http://www.pinkpea.com/.

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Web site: http://www.pinkpea.com/
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