Indigo (film)

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Indigo is a film released in 2003, directed and produced by Stephen Simon. The film deals with the supposed phenomenon of "indigo children" -- a set of children alleged to have certain "special psychological and spiritual attributes". Its release was sponsored by the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that mails spiritually themed movies to subscribers each month^[1].

The film was only release in 600 theaters, and has garnered a "D" rating at Box Office Mojo^[2].

[edit] Plot

Ray Talloway (played by Neale Donald Walsch) is a construction manager whose business is on the edge of declaring bankruptcy. His semi-estranged daughter, Cheryl (Sarah Rutan) and he have fights often over almost anything, and her husband, Alex (Gregory Linington) is involved with some minor criminals. Cheryl and Alex have one daughter, Grace (Meghan McCandless), who is the indigo child of the story, and who eventually reunites the family.

One night, Alex takes Cheryl to a "party" that promises something exciting to happen for the participants (presumably drugs). Cheryl is worried by leaving Grace alone in the car, so Alex leaves to check on her. A few minutes later, a police raid has everybody in the house arrested. Grace, who was asleep in the back of the car, wakes up and sees her mother being taken away. Ray, who is asleep at home, receives a call from the police station informing him of his daughter's arrest. He goes to the police station, arriving deep in telephone conversation with one of his business partners. A protest by environmentalists at the site of one of his latest projects causes him to abandon his daughter at the station and drive out to the site. The sight of the crowd protesting his efforts to eradicate a forest to make room for a new highway, combined with the stress of having his daughter arrested, causes him to have a small nervous breakdown.

Here, the film jumps ahead five years. Ray has lost his job and is living at home alone, as the owner of a very old car which is on the verge of breaking down. Cheryl has been in jail for possession of hard drugs, even though she was innocent. Ray has never come to visit her nor ever bailed her out of prison. Grace is living in a children's home, run by a nurse, (Saffron Henke). Alex has run off, (possibly to Canada), and they are more estranged then ever.

A visit by her lawyer leaves Cheryl afraid for Grace's safety; the lawyer having intimated that Alex might kidnap Grace in exchange for money he believes to be in Cheryl's possession. After this scene is over, viewers see the lawyer walking over to a car and accepting a bribe. Consequently, Cheryl calls Ray and asks him to come visit her. When he does, Cheryl tells him of the lawyer's information and asks him to go and pick up Grace and take care of her until she gets out of jail on parole in a month. Ray does so, out of a sense of duty towards his daughter and guilt for being an inadequate father and grandfather. Grace is revealed to have developed her Indigo abilities to the point where they are unsettling to Ray (at first). He unceremoniously kidnaps her (with her consent and aid) and escapes to meet with Ray's girlfriend, Sally (Lynette Louise). Ray and Grace drive north to Ashland, Oregon to hide out until Cheryl's parole takes effect. On the way, they spend the night in a hotel and begin to develop a bond. The hotel manager is astonished next morning when Grace brings his father, who suffers a severe case of Alzheimer's disease, back into normal waking consciousness. He reacts with the accusation that it is the work of the Devil, whereupon Ray and Grace leave the pair to reconcile.

Later, Grace befriends a lonely boy called Nicholas, who like her is one of the Indigo children. The nature thereof is explained to Ray (and thus to the viewer) by Nicholas' mother, while the children play.

Driving further north, Ray's car finally breaks down, and he and Grace are forced to walk. They are picked up by a group of teenagers on their way to Mt. Ashland (one of whom is played by Neale's son, Karus Walsch). They spend the night together in a cabin. Karus's character, Logan, is disturbed by Grace's telling of a story about his childhood that brings up painful memories: according to her, he could communicate with angels when he was a boy, but suppressed his ability when his older brother beat him whenever he talked about it. Another one of the teenagers, Emma, expresses skepticism and anger at Grace's powers, especially when Grace claims to see the spirit of Emma's mother; later, Emma accepts Grace's ways and becomes grateful.

When finally Ray And Grace arrive at the arranged cabin, they find (to Ray's surprise) that it is occupied by Ray's long-estranged son Stewart (Dane Bowman). Stewart is there to collect the money that he thinks Cheryl hid, and believes that Grace knows where it is. He takes her hostage; at this, Ray claims that Grace requires a medicine that is in his suitcase. Stewart allows Ray to open the suitcase, in which is no medicine, but a pistol. As Ray reaches for the pistol, he has a vision of the choices he has made, and reconsiders his decision. He attempts to apologize to Stewart; but Stewart refuses to accept this. An arrival of two police officers at the cabin surprises them all, with the exception of Grace, who had summoned them. Grace reveals that the younger of the two, Officer Whitfield, was one of the officers who had captured Cheryl, and that he has (illegally) been using the money Stewart sought.

The film ends with the reconciliation and reunion of the family.

[edit] External links

• Indigo at the Internet Movie Database.