In celebration of Pride Month, Pixar shared a new video in which several members of the studio’s team show their pride and talk about some of their favorite Pixar characters.
- The video from Pixar features:
- Mark Milla (He/Him), Department Manager
- Bret Parker (She/Her), Animator
- Sofya Ogunseitan (She/Her), Technical Director
- Guillaume Chartier (He/Him), Animator
- The team talks about the importance of inclusivity, their experiences coming out and some of their favorite Pixar characters, like Sadness, the Manticore, Edna Mode and Purl (who is voiced by Parker).
- You can watch the full video below:
ICYMI – More Pride Month news:
- Disney+ is celebrating Pride Month with This is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular on their YouTube channel and they shared a trailer for the upcoming streaming event today.
- ABC News Live will celebrate Pride Month this weekend by streaming original programming from ABC Owned Television Stations, the 2021 NYC Pride March and more. The all day event kicks off June 27th at 9am ET.
- This month, ESPN is profiling the WNBA’s Layshia Clarendon about their childhood, sports, fighting for social justice, faith and being the league’s first openly nonbinary transgender athlete.
- Marvel celebrated Pride Month with the release of “Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1.” To get fans ready for the special issue, Marvel released a trailer featuring some of your favorite characters.