Minnesota Family Institute Update Award Winning Family Film Opens in Twin Cities April 25th A Plumm Summer features young local actor Chris J. Kelly April 22, 2008 A surprise family film hit has added another family movie viewing option for this summer.  A Plumm Summer is the winner of numerous family film festival awards.  Here's what one reviewer at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival had to say about the film: "Day Two began with a Santa Barbara first. The Applebox section, consisting of family-oriented fare, had never before featured a film which was so popular that people had to be turned away at the door. It happened this morning with A Plumm Summer . "First-time director and screenwriter Caroline Zelder's gem of a film recounts a true incident in 1968 when Froggy Doo, a popular children's character on local Montana television, went missing. The show's host, Happy Herb (Happy Days' Henry Winkler), fears that his beloved puppet has been kidnapped. Amateur detectives Elliott Plumm (14-year-old Chris J. Kelly, scene-stealer #1) and his little brother Rocky (Owen Pearce, scene-stealer #2) are determined to find Froggy Doo before the F.B.I. bungles the case (watch for Peter Scolari as a hapless agent). William Baldwin is frighteningly real as the down-on-his-luck father, and Jeff Daniels' voiceover as the present-day Elliott was a treat. Brenda Strong and Lisa Guerrero are other actors of note who jumped at the chance to participate in this little indie after reading Zelder's sweet script. "Much of the cast and crew were present for a Q&A, which was as fun and delightful as the film itself. Far too few films like this are being made. "A Plumm Summer is a reminder of just how good they can be." Of special interest to local movie viewers, the film features rising young star, Chris J. Kelly, son of Minnesota Family Council board member, Dr. Chris Massoglia and his wife Karen. Check out the film's website, www.aplummsummer.com, for more information, theater locations, trailers, photos and more. Enjoy this film gem with your family and help support quality family film production! Minnesota Family Institute   "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."                                                                                     — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Click Here to make a donation to the Minnesota Family Council / Minnesota Family Institute. Minnesota Family Council is a non-partisan 501(c)(4) organization, for which donations support issue advocacy and are NOT tax-deductible.  Minnesota Family Institute is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) subsidiary of Minnesota Family Council, for which donations support educational activities and ARE tax-deductible. ______________________________________________________________________________ Help expand our reach by forwarding this email to like-minded family and friends. To unsubscribe from our alerts, please return this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Note: Please allow up to two weeks for the changes to take effect Minnesota Family Institute, 2855 Anthony Lane S, Suite 150,Minneapolis, MN 55418 1-612-789-8811  www.mfc.org Copyright © 2008, Minnesota Family Institute