If you’ve been looking for a movie to watch with the family lately, you’ll know how hard it is to find any that are “clean”, safe from elements you don’t want the kids to see, and this is doubly true if you’re looking at movies for teens and up. It’s also extremely rare to find a movie that not only features Christian characters but also has homeschoolers in the mix.
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Mount Hideaway Mysteries: Exes and Oh No’s: The Family Movie and Its Creator
The Producer/Co-Writer and Lead Actor, Mikayla Mulgrew Leybovich, is a homeschool grad. Co-Star Stacey Bradshaw (“Touched by Grace”, “Unplanned”, “Vindication”) and MANY of the cast and crew members are also homeschooled/homeschool graduates. One of the goals of the creators is to build an ongoing, commercially profitable business that employs these folks and encourages others to create similar “home-based film company” businesses.
A Clean Mystery Movie
The movie is filmed in Virginia and has beautiful scenery! Many of the locations in the film are real farms, businesses, and historical places that the film company got permission to use. The movie also includes lots of really cute animals. Some are the pets of the actors, and a pet store actually let the crew film there and use some of their animals as well.

Why You’ll Want to Watch This Movie for Your Next Family Movie Night
Family movie nights are a great opportunity to get the family talking- something I think is awesome! There are lots of great talking points in this movie and many reasons I think you need to check it out for your next family movie night. Here are my top five.
~ Discuss with the family that this movie has a faith component but isn’t “preachy.” Too often a movie with a Christian message tries to push that message so directly it ends up coming across as preaching. In this movie many of the characters are Christians, and they live in such a way that their Christian values are evident. But they don’t blatantly preach their message to the audience.
~ Show your kids that a movie can portray homeschoolers and portray them respectfully. Homeschoolers aren’t often featured in mainstream media. And when they are, it’s often in a mocking way. In this movie, however, they play a big part, and homeschooling is portrayed very positively.
~ Watch strong female characters with your kids. In many shows women are portrayed as victims or bullies. But in this movie, the women- although not perfect- are strong women. And moms and daughters particularly will enjoy watching them work through the challenges that come their way.

Learn More About This Independent Family-Friendly Movie
I know you want to watch the movie! So what now?
~Visit the website to learn more.
~ Rent or buy the movie on Google, Amazon, or iTunes.
~ Check out the social media profiles Mount Hideaway Media. On YouTube you can find trailers as well videos about making the movie. You can also follow them on Pinterest and Facebook.
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