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MEDIA FEATURING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LGBT PARENTS
A public television series documenting the struggle for gay and lesbian equality from the Stonewall riots to the visionary efforts of today's youth. 1995, 4 tapes - 55 min each, $59.99 each. KQED Books and Tapes, (800) 358-3000 All God's Children This film deals with religion's acceptance of African American lesbians and gay men that deals with acceptance and LGBT issues. 1996, 26 min, $39.95 Woman Vision Production, (800) 343-5440, www.woman-vision.org Both My Moms' Names Are Judy A short film of kids talking about LGBT experiences in school. All ages. 1994, 10min, $25.00 Family Pride Coalition, (619)296-0199 Camp Lavender Hill Interviews of kids at the week-long camp for children of LGBT parents talking about their lives, families, and experiences. All ages. 1997, 28 min, $60.00 Camp Lavender Hill Documentary Project, San Francisco, (415) 538-8680 The Castro An award winning and powerful documentary of the district in San Francisco that is central to the LGBT community. Features COLAGE director, Felicia Park-Rogers and her father. It discusses the impact of AIDS on the family. Ages 13+. 1997, 1:26 min, $29.95 KQED Books and Tapes, (800) 358-3000 Choosing Children One of the earliest (but still relevant) films on our families. Based on narratives, mostly from lesbian mothers in different stages and situations of motherhood. 1984, 45 min, $125.00 Women's Educational Media, order through Frameline Distribution, 415-703-8650, www.frameline.org Daddy and Papa A one hour documentary exploring the personal, cultural, and political impact of gay men who are making a decision that is at once traditional and revolutionary: to raise children themselves. Johnny Symons. 2004. Daughters of Dykes Reveals the thoughts of a group of teenaged girls raised by lesbian mothers. 1994, 14 min, $89.00 Women Make Movies, (212) 925-0606. www.wmm.com In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents A youth-produced film profiling five youth with LGBT parents. Directed by Jen Gilomen and created by the COLAGE Youth Leadership and Action Program. 2005, 31 minutes COLAGE. In My Shoes > In the Best Interest of the Children This groundbreaking film on lesbian mothering portrays the diversity of experience, race, and class among eight lesbian mothers and their children. 1977, 53 min, $250.00 Women Make Movies, (212) 925-0606. www.wmm.com It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School It's Elementary is the first film of its kind to address anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with kids about gay people. Hailed as "a model of intelligent directing," It's Elementary shows that children are eager and able to wrestle with stereotypes and absorb new facts about what it means to be gay or lesbian. Part of the Respect For All Project. 1995, 78 min, $75.00 Women's Educational Media, 415-641-4616, www.womedia.org Love Makes a Family: Gay Parents in the '90s Meet a lesbian single mother who shares parenting with the gay father of her son; a lesbian couple who care for one's children by a previous marriage; a gay male couple with two adopted sons; a clinical psychologist and a therapist who work with gay families and their children. 1991, 16 min, $99.00 Fanlight Productions, (800) 937-4113 Mothers and Babies: Lesbians Creating Families "Ami and Craig Burns have created a one-of-a-kind video that profiles 6 couples on their individual paths to pregnancy and childbirth. They have validated lesbian families and illuminated their unique struggles and family dynamics. They have also given visibility to an often marginalized group of people and presented them as they are: two people who are committed to and love each other and have decided to make a family." 2004, 54 min Birth Talk Productions, LLC, (312) 363-8332, www.birthtalkproductions.com Not All Parents Are Straight A diverse group of gay- and lesbian-headed families are profiled highlighting key issues such as adoption, custody fights, and support groups. Ages 10+. 1997, 58 min, $350.00 Cinema Guild, New York, (800) 732-5522, www.cinemaguild.com Other Families: Growing Up With a Gay Parent Explores the perceptions and feelings of seven adults, ages 18 to 40, who were raised by lesbian mothers. Three are themselves gay and four identify as heterosexual. Addresses the ever-present question: "How will the kids turn out?" 1993, 49 min, $99.00 Fanlight Productions, (800) 937-4113 Our House: A Very Real Documentary of Kids About Gay and Lesbian Parents This documentary profiles the children of five diverse families who are facing the usual highs and lows of growing up while encountering varied reactions to their parents' sexual orientation from extended family, classmates, teachers, neighbors and public officials. The featured families come from a variety of regions and socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. 1999, 56 min, $99.00 Sugar Pictures, Order through GLSEN (800) 247-6553 Out of My Parents Closet A film of a play written and performed by adolescent/adult children of LGBT parents. It discusses some of the difficult experiences of dealing with a parent's sexuality. Ages 18+. 1994, 60 min, $20.00 COLAGE and Piper Dreams Productions, San Francisco, (415) 861-5437 Rocking the Cradle A filmmaker struggles to address his mother's fears of gay parenting. 1994, 26 min, Kirk Marcolina, (213) 934-5405 Straight From the Heart Academy Award Nominee film contains stories of straight parents of straight parents' journeys to a new understanding of their LGB children. Woman Vision Production, (800) 343-5440, www.woman-vision.org That's A Family From the creators of It's Elementary, the second film in the Respect For All Project. The children in this documentary take us on a tour through their lives and speak movingly about their unique family structures, explaining concepts including adoption, mixed-race families, same-sex headed families, divorce, and single-parent households. Ages 5+. 2000, 30 min, $75.00 Women's Educational Media, 415-641-4616, www.womedia.org We Are Family An early documentary about lesbian and gay parents that explores the legal and social implications of homosexual parenting through the lives of three families. Concerns about AIDS, child molestation, sex education, and the effects of the absence of a "traditional" family setting on foster children are sensitively addressed. A careful look at what life is really like in lesbian and gay families. 1987, 59 min WGBH, Filmmaker's Library, (212) 808-4980 What Makes a Family A made-for-TV movie about an alternative family's battle to stay together. After the death of her partner, a woman is forced to fight her partner's parents for custody of their only child. 2001, 1:36 min Lifetime Network, Still shown on cable. Worthy Mothers A powerful and touching video documentary which looks into the everyday lives of two lesbian couples who choose to raise children. 1996, 63 min, $90.00 Women Make Movies, (212) 925-0606. www.wmm.com You Just Love Your Children A short documentary profile of two gay-parented families. 1978, 16 min Jeff Lunger, (212) 243-3623 Your Mom's A Lesbian - Here's Your Lunch, Have a Good Day at School Rev. Janie Spahr and her family describe the changing dynamic when she told her husband and her children that she's a lesbian. An upbeat glimpse of a thoughtful, resilient family. 11+. 1990s, 27 min, $79.00 Video Project, (800) 475-2638, www.videoproject.net |
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