* Screened via HBO On-Demand

Storytelling in its finest hour gives voice to the voiceless. That’s exactly what Kate Logan does in her directorial debut Kidnapped for Christ ( 2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions ). The narrative is told in a fairly straight forward manner. The filmmaker primarily follows three teens enrolled in Caribe Vista a boarding school for “wayward” teens. As the film progresses the director Kate Logan becomes more and more a part of the narrative. It’s disclosed early in the film that she was hoping to highlight the success stories at Caribe Vista especially since the school touted faith based teaching as one of the cornerstones of its success stories.

I must admit my inner atheist did take a few moments of, “I told you so” joy when the director’s faith is shook by the school’s psychological and physical abuse of the teens left in their charge. It’s sad and unfortunate that the topic of this documentary has been covered before. The lack of oversight for these institutions both foreign and domestic is appalling. I don’t use the word institutions flippantly. That is precisely what this particular school tried to do with these teens, institutionalize them.

Kidnapped for Christ ( 2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions ) is both a compelling narrative and an important story that needs to be shared. After all, sunlight is the best disinfectant. Kate Logan is a modern day muckraker showing the need for oversight especially when the people with custodial rights over minors don’t have their best interests at heart or ignorant to abuse. Kidnapped for Christ ( 2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions ) is both a compelling and important film. Kate Logan hits a homerun in her directorial debut and I look forward to seeing her future work.

https://pyia.org/take-action ( Protect Youth From Institutional Abuse)





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