GIRL ON THE EDGE is a powerful true story of a teenager struggling with the aftermath of a horrific trauma caused in part by social media, and the old wounds from her childhood that it reopens. Despite her resistance, she is sent away to an oasis of healing called "Maheo" that uses innovative techniques like equine therapy to empower it's troubled girls. With the help of an eclectic group of mentors, peers, and a bond with her horse Betsy, she starts to invest in her own recovery and overcomes this powerful rite of passage.

Director's Statement

Though its hard to believe that I began this journey nearly five years ago, Girl on the Edge was'and remains'a deeply personal project for me, as well as everyone whose hard work and dedication helped it come this far. Among those deserving of my thanks and gratitude is my daughter, whose poem is what originally inspired me to make the film. I remember reading it for the first time very clearly, as it described a rape as only a survivor could, which was devastating enough to read as a father, but it wasn't until I found a program where she could receive treatment'a place I never even knew existed'and realized the potential our story had to help others liker her that I was convinced that it was also a story worth sharing. It is my hope that whether you relate to this story as a survivor or an ally of one that you will find Girl on the Edge as healing and empowering to watch as it was for me to make.

Category: Drama.
Themes: Abuse, Animals, Family, Identity, Women.

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