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Date: 2013-04-30 10:25 pm (UTC)The documentary is called What?! I am an animal. Which is a bit of a weird name, but I think its a series of different insights into different community, they didn't tell me what the name was going to be when they filmed me as it wasn't decided at that point. Its been aired in the U.S and a few other places, I live in the U.K and watched in on you tube the other night.
Not sure why they interviewed everyone's parents. My husband and I are 25 and we co-own a farm in rural England with my mother-in-law. I assumed they interviewed her because she is a very close to us and a large part of our lives. I was a bit miffed and amused how uninterested and stern she came off in the interview, as she isnt like that at all!!!
In reply to the Anon comment: "I've seen this documentary and I am very concerned about a few things. In the segment where Luna is speaking out, it looked a lot like having a headmate or spirit guide rather than a theriotype. From my personal experience, my theriotype does not speak to me or come out and take over and say things the way I saw Luna take over Kim's body. To me, it looked very much like a separate being that is sharing Kim's body rather. There are a lot of other Therians in the online community that feel the same way and have similar concerns so I am not the only Therian that has noticed this. I am not saying that Kim/Luna is not a Therian, I just think the experience, from what I saw on the documentary, looked like a separate being that is sharing Kim's body. I do admire your courage to speak out and show your face on TV, as not very many Therians would chose to do so for various reasons (personal, career, etc.). I definitely do not feel the documentary did very much justice to the community, and I know of several Therians who feel the same as well. Some of which are currently working on creating a documentary that better represents the community and will hopefully add more diversity than what was shown in the show."
Well ok I can see your concern but the way I am otherkin, has never been an issues for me or any otherkin I know. The part were I let Luna speak as it were was a weird bit to film. I see my self spiritually to have two souls that are one soul, like ying and yang if you will. We are different personality's but we make ONE person, ONE whole being. Though I can converse with her. Before I awakened I felt like half a person, there was this huge part of me missing. Once I began my awakening it was like someone had taken down this veil and I was the whole person I was meant to be.
I am happy to answer any more questions if anyone has any :)