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Movie streaming has certainly grown in popularity over the past couple of years. I love my current streaming subscription service and enjoy watching movies and tv shows whenever I want, but what I really love about my subscription are the documentaries and independent films. Some of the best films I have seen are the low-budget ones created through the passion of an independent film maker which is why I was immediately intrigued when I learned about IndieFlix.
IndieFlix is a community of independent filmmakers and fans. Through its membership-based streaming service, IndieFlix helps film makers translate artistic vision into commercial success and gives film lovers access to high quality independent films not otherwise available. Its mission is to champion filmmakers, rethink traditional approaches to distribution, and celebrate the artistry and impact of independent films.
Finding Kind Review:
Finding Kind is a peer to peer documentary about girl bullying. What began as an idea for a documentary about the issue soon turned into the Kind Campaign headed by filmmakers Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson. Affected by their own middle school experiences, they set out to change the mindset of girls across the country. The message is simple and the effect profound: be kind! To address the "mean girls" phenomenon and growing issue of girl crime, Finding Kind has screened in over 500 schools and the demand for screenings continues to increase.
The availability of this movie could not have come at a better time in my life. About 2 weeks ago, my daughter began experiencing what I have been dreading. From one day to the next, the neighborhood girls are either her best friends or her worst enemy. She has come home crying several times in the past couple of weeks, hurt because her friends "are being so mean to me". She is only 7. This has proven to be, to date, the most heart wrenching and challenging thing I have had to deal with as a parent. Why? Because I can vividly remember the pain I endured in my own childhood and I want to protect my daughter from the confusion, cruelty, and drama.
The documentary was truly amazing and helped me realize that no girl is safe from this experience. When you are growing up, you feel like you are targeted more than others or that you would never act that way to another girl. The film helped me realize that, from what they found by travelling across the country and interviewing girls of all ages, all girls are victim to girl-on-girl bullying...even those that are doing the bullying.
The film's focus on the "mean girl" phenomenon was only part of the movie. Many documentaries pose problems, but few are able to offer viable solutions like this one did. Lauren and Molly went to schools and, through their charismatic personalities, met with girls in groups and had them talk through some of their issues and make resolutions to be kind to one another. The effects were immediate and, I can only guess, lasting. It gives me hope that, as a parent, I have an option to advocate for similar interventions and that we do not have to just sit back and helplessly watch our daughter go through such pain.
I have been enjoying my complementary subscription and am excited to watch some more of the movies. The only downfall to the service is that you are not able to pause the film and resume it another day. You have to manually find where you left off. Aside from this, I see only positives and look forward to my continued experience.
Subscribe here: You can subscribe to IndieFlix for just $6.99 a month for unlimited streaming. Finding Kind is available exclusively through IndieFlix through May 24 so I recommend viewing it ASAP!
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*I was provided with a complimentary subscription in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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