ERIEKIDS ANNOUNCES "IN THE MIDDLE" THE MOVIE
A musical film about depression and divorce.

BACKGROUND:

Divorce and its impact continues to be a significant traumatic event in the lives of children. Anger, Anxiety and Depression plague children of divorce. All too often, these families are devastated and broken; left to recapture some semblance of balance. With the painful end of a relationship, and legal battles over support and custody, the first several months or even years promise a rich opportunity for more turmoil.

With the goal to create a tool for understanding and healing, ErieKIDS has produced "In the Middle"; our third musical short-film. This chapter in the ErieKIDS “Emotional Intelligence” series highlights depression as a result of a difficult divorce. Our lead character demonstrates typical depressive symptoms as she endures the impact of the divorce. While sensitive to such a difficult subject, ErieKIDS has not shied away from the realities of the conflict.

This broadcast-ready movie is packed with 5 songs that tell the story in a way kids can connect with. "Let's Go", "You Don't Know Me", "I Got This", "Standing Alone" and "Love it Seems" anchor the message of pain that can only be eased by the love of a parent and the care of friends. The movie website; "In the Middle, the Movie" offers information about the movie, cast, composers and links to local, state, and national mental health organizations.

The target audience is Pre-K – 8^th Grade. The DVD also includes an easy-to-use classroom curriculum, information for parents and a referral form that kids can use to alert adults of their concerns.

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VIDEO CLIPS:

Opening Scene                                                                             Ari gets the news

Too much for Ari to handle                                                       Getting good information

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CURRICULUM EXAMPLES:

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REVIEWS:

Movie Review - Karla Mullenax - Director of Communications, Previous News Anchor WJET
Movie Review - Steven Nathans-Kelly - Editor-in-Chief, EventDV Magazine

"I really like how it was done from the child's perspective. I can see many of our staff who work with children using this."  Social Worker

"I'd love to see more movies like this. Kids can really relate to the music; I thought the comment 'was our family just pretend?' was extremely relevant." Case Manager

"I think the short-film was excellent. ll ages will have some type of impact from the film." Case Worker

"I am excited about the opportunity to share this with our district." School Counselor

"The message of others reaching out to help those who are suffering from depression was great." School Principal

"This is excellent! Very well done - I think this is better than any I've seen. Great Job!" Community Organizer

"Great Job! I look forward to using this film." School Counselor

"This should be shown to all parents and kids in ALL grades." Parent

"I'm 17 and the movie hit me." Student

 97.6% of movie viewers strongly agree that they "would recommend the program to others", "will discuss the information with their school", "will use the information" and "will share the information with a friend".

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ErieKIDS - In the Middle - DVD $60.00

Included with this DVD is a Teacher's Curriculum with an exercise for explaining depression, its causes and what kids can do about it, a letter for parents and a referral kids can use to alert adults to their concerns about themselves or a friend. Also included is a "How to use this video" clip, the movie trailer and the movie itself. $60.00

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ErieKIDS
1373 W. 6th St.
Erie PA 16505

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