Frameline’s 32nd SF International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival includes a few films with crossover appeal to CableCartoon readers—they’re animated! (Or at least, unconventional..not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

June 21 at 11am and on June 29 at 2 PM at the Castro, Pat’s First Kiss (Canada; Director: Pat Mills), the true story of the filmmaker’s first kiss with a stranger he met overseas. In the Fun in Boys’ Shorts program.

June 22 at 10:30am, Castro Theatre, Buddy G, My Two Moms, and Me (USA; Director: Margaux Towne-Colley) Join the fun with Buddy G, his mom and mommy, in the adventure of "The Lost Rings", the premiere episode of a new series. World Premiere in the Family Fun program.

June 22 at 6:15 pm, Victoria Theatre, Unca Trans (Canada; Directors: Allyson Mitchell, Christina Zielder). Set in an agrarian future, the title character pontificates about gender theory and activism back in the 2000’s. It is in the Transtastic program.
 
June 26 at 9pm, Roxie Film Center, the  “Deep Lez Film Craft” shorts program includes Unca Trans and several films with some form of stop-motion in them. Part-animated films include 4 works by Allyson Mitchell from Canada. In Candy Kisse big-eyed girls and bubble text tell a stop-motion animated tale of woe and lousy relationship negotiations. If Anything Should Happen is a meditation of female rage. A girl in various animal states is seen licking her wounds. In Pink Eyed Pet, love can cause infections even topical treatments won’t cure. Also in the program is My Life in 5 Minutes. It is a photo slideshow with illustrations and animation interspersed.
 
June 28 at 3:30pm, Castro Theatre, Operated By Invisible Hands (USA; Director: Nicole Brending) is in the Dyke Delights program. Two antique dolls confront their secret feelings for each other after a night of unforgettable passion. World Premiere. More information can be found at www.frameline.com,