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You can watch Erasing Family for FREE right now on Youtube & Tubi (no sign up or download required, works with Roku).

You can rent or buy and watch without ads on Amazon, Itunes & Vimeo

It has a 7.6 rating on IMBd and 4.8 stars on Amazon!

Don’t have time to watch the 90 minute version? Here are some versions made for different audiences:

If you want to bring the film to key audiences you can organize either a virtual on in-person screening and invite director Ginger Gentile to do a Q&A. This film is designed to help erased kids open up to reuniting with their parents. We would love for the film to be used as homework in family therapy and mediation and mandated by family courts. Download our brochure for a handout and go to our resources page for more material.

• Send it to a teen or young adult and simply ask for their opinion. It is ok if they are not the child of divorce, if they like the film they will share it with their friends who are suffering. Text: Hey! I just watched this film about divorce called Erasing Family and I would love to hear your opinion. https://youtu.be/KLCsbtS9dUA
• Universities: Young people affected by divorce and the professionals of tomorrow. Great for undergrads, Law Schools, Schools of Social Work and Psychology.
• High Schools: Counselors, teachers, students and their parents. Make it an after-school activity and get kids to come with free pizza.
• Family court: lawyers, child custody evaluators, judges, mental health professionals, AFCC chapters and Bar Associations.
• State and federal legislatures: for representatives and their staff to encourage shared parenting legislation to be passed.
• In your state help us get continuing education credits for professionals who watch the film and attend our training and get Erasing Family part of the curriculum for families divorcing.

If you want help setting up a screening or to invite the film to a special event, email impact@erasingfamily.org

Prior screenings:
Lincoln Center, New York City Premiere sponsored by National Parents Organization –American Psychological Association – Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts Conference – Parental Alienation Study Group – Americans For Shared Parenting – Layne Project – Brian Ludmer of Ludmer Law 

Kansas City – Chicago – Orange County – Phoenixville, PA – Gilroy, CA – West Newton Movie Theater, MA – Golden Valley, MN – Cape Girardeau, MO (Hosted by National Parents Organization)- Kean University, NJ (Sponsored by FANPAC) – Lawrenceville, GA – Denver, CO – St. Petersburg & Boyton Beach & New Port Richie, FL (Hosted by NPO) – Phoenix, AZ – Everette, WA (hosted by NPO) – Lafayette, LA, Calgary – Toronto – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Ottawa – Winnipeg – Dauphin – Vancouver – Medicine Hat and Lethbridge CANADA – Kaunas, Lithuania- Gilbert, AZ – Davis, CA – San Diego- Charlotte, NC

Austin, Texas with Representative James White and Attorney Michael Hiller

Screenings are available for free if you use our YouTube link. If you need a different format please email us at impact@erasingfamily.org We do ask for a donation, if possible, of $250 per screening so we can reach more people. Director Ginger Gentile and other experts from the film are available for Q&As for a speaker fee.

FAQs

Do I need to rent out a movie theater to show the film?

• No! While many movie theaters offer this option, you can also use auditoriums and rooms at universities, houses of worship ad private homes. Who do you know in K-12 schools, universities (especially law schools, schools of social work), bar associations,libraries, Child Protective Services, Child support enforcement divisions and town halls? You can rent out a room and run the screening on your own or partner with a local organization. Many libraries, high schools and community colleges offer free or low cost room rentals.

What is the goal?

• The goal is to create positive relationships with organizations and individuals that can be allies for family court reform and creating resources for erased families. It will encourage erased children to reach out to their parents. It is ok if they don’t agree with the film, the idea is to bring the movie to people who don’t know about this issue.  So you invite a local panel of experts, and they talk about why they don’t and do like the film– debate is good!

I want this film to be shown at universities, professional associations and to state legislatures. How do I do that?

Reach out to a person in that organization and see if they can take it to their board. For universities, reach out directly to professors as they can choose what to show in their own classes (family law professors, psychology professors). For government officials, invite their assistants and legislative liaisons as often the actual politician might be too busy to go to the screening. You can also get people more interested by suggesting that they lead the Q&A as a renowned expert.

Here is a sample email. Make sure you tailor it to the organization and be specific but do NOT mention your case. You can also list some similar places that have shown the film (listed above).

Dear NAME,
I am writing to let you know about a wonderful new documentary about divorce and how it affects kids, that is streaming now on Youtube, Tubi and Amazon, called Erasing Family. I would love for you to share it with your colleagues and also consider hosting a screening for your organization.

You can watch the two minute trailer here: https://youtu.be/_nvrkDBomJA and find out more about the resources the offer, including a crisis line for kids and parents, at www.erasingfamily.org as well as get the links to watch the film for free.

Synopsis: In North America, over 25 MILLION PARENTS are being erased from their children’s lives after divorce and separation.The ERASING FAMILY documentary follows young adults fighting to reunite with their broken families. Happy endings are possible! The film ends with children and parents being reunited on screen. Erasing Family shows programs that encourage mediation and shared parenting (joint custody) which will prevent future childhood trauma, making divorce and separation less costly both financially and emotionally. The film has been endorsed by the American Psychological Association, Conflict Resolution Expert Bill Eddy and most importantly has reunited kids and parents.

I would love to hear your thoughts on the film and also see if you think it would be a great tool to share with others in your field and members of YOUR ORGANIZATION because (describe why the work of that organization is important). This could be as simple as sharing in a newsletter, on social media or we can also set up a screening (in person or virtual) and Q&A. The film has gotten continuing education credits in many states.

Our goal is to let professionals know about the film so they can show it to clients and use it in training sessions.

When is a good time to talk?

best, NAME
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PS: Here are some reviews

Documentary filmmaker Ginger Gentile has created the most important film to date about parental alienation. Erasing Family brings to light the ongoing trauma and tragedy of parental alienation and reveals the need to address this problem. – Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Council on Contemporary Families
All family law professionals should see Erasing Family. It gives a powerful and insightful view of the issue of child resistance and refusal (alienation), which appears to be increasing in family court caseloads. It puts you on the inside of several families, with poignant interviews with both parents and the children over time. It gives hope and shows that reunification is possible. -Bill Eddy, Lawyer, Therapist, Mediator, and Co-Founder of High Conflict Institute.
Showing the documentary Erasing Family in our seminar was an eye opener for my students: heart wrenching stories that show the trauma caused by our family court system are combined with useful information on how to prevent and heal situations of parental alienation. We intend to continue this activity as a regularly recurring part of our required curriculum and encourage other institutions to add Erasing Family to their programing. -Irv Esters, PhD, LPC-S Head, Department of Counselor Education The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

9.5 rating on IMDb
4.9 rating on Amazon