Love, Kennedy

T.C. Christensen's 2017 American film follows the illness of a girl named Kennedy Hansen. A cheerful child, she inexplicably begins to fall; the diagnosis comes years later and turns out to be a rare condition with no cure. The film is about the surroundings rather than the illness. Kennedy's friends, her school and her family are at the centre, and how those around her adapt is shown as much as the progression of the disease. It rests on a real family and is a faith-based production. The religious content is an open part of the narrative; the film does not hide it and looks for its consolation there. The emotional steering is plain and the music supports it. Who it's for: those who like faith-based family drama. Who it's not for: viewers who want emotional distance; the film treats death and mourning directly and steers the audience openly.