Embrace Kids

It was fantastic to see a film that celebrates children for being exactly who they are.

Although this film was mainly about children, it does a great job at showing messages that are relevant to everybody, no matter what you're age.

There is a growing awareness of what is going on in the media, and how we allow it to affect our body image. It's also great to see some people talking about taking personal responsibility for their happiness not changing all of the other outside factors first.

A great honest film that really contains messages that we all need to be reminded of again and again, so that we don't define ourselves by how we perceive our bodies.

Well done.

From body positivity champion Taryn Brumfitt, who gave us Embrace (2016), comes Embrace: Kids, an exploration of body image, bullying, gender identity, advocacy, representation and more. It's all about self-acceptance and rejecting the bullying from commercial pedophiles (corporations who exploit children's bodies for their own satisfaction), social media (including corporate manipulation) and peers.

But Taryn's focus is on the society-wide tolerance of shaming people for their unique bodies. She exposes the industries involved in a conscious game to give kids depression. People are making money out of making you feel bad about yourself.

Taryn is as shocked as we all should be, as governments should be. It's abusive behaviour and Taryn and her kids collective are calling it out right now. In this film the kids tell the story of their experience and make the case for self-acceptance of difference. And they are a wonderfully diverse bunch.

Celeste Barber is a brilliant character in this film along with footballer Erin Phillips and music duo Electric Fields. There's a lot of ground to cover and Taryn knows the territory. It is a well-organised and watchable revelation, filled with fun and joy. This film shows kids how to respect and embrace their bodies, ultimately saying that we're all pretty similar really, so be as you are.

This film should be the beginning of a much better world for the next generation of kids than the hideously exploitative circumstances that young people are currently caught up in. It's a great message and empowering for kids and their parents.