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How to Be Indie (2009)
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
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How to Be Indie was a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch. The series ran for two seasons and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, realistic, witty, semi serious
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
teenage life, school, youth, family relations, parents and children, family life, lifestyle, social relations, eccentric family, friendship, love, rivalry, middle school, high school, high school life, teenager, child, family, indian lead
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
canada
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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