Then, not too long after that my kids school alerted us to a screening nearby. Free screening of the film screenagers rctv media center. While screenagers is not the most polished documentary, the message is so critical that i easily forgave the creator. Screenagers 2016 screenagers 2016 screenagers 2016 the image could not be loaded. How to find a healthy relationship with your smartphone.
The film presents statistics on young americans screen use to 18 year olds are on screens an average of 6. Screenagers 2016 where to watch it streaming online. A ranking of the 50 best documentaries on netflix right now, including emmynominated making a murderer. Screenagers is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen technology on. Having not heard about it, i looked it up and was intrigued. A story of schizophrenia pbs, about her father, and hidden pictures pbs about global mental health. Uncovering skills for stress resilience and is about helping young people thrive in our screen and stressfilled world filmmaker and physician delaney ruston uses a personal lens and professional eye to help us all flip the script on stress, anxiety, and depression.
Parents need to know that screenagers is a documentary that will likely strike a chord. Screenagers next chapter filmmaker screenagers film team screenagers next chapter film team experts in the film trailer screenagers. The film offers solutions on how we can help our kids navigate the digital world. Fill out this form for more information about hosting an online screening for your community if you just want to attend an online event during this limited period click here most scheduled screening events have been postponed while our world responds to the current public health situation. More than 4 million people trekked to schools and community centers to watch a screening of the documentary that chronicled the rise of kids addictive behavior with digital devices.
A new documentary film called screenagers, aimed at understanding the impact of our childrens increased connection to digital screens, will leave many adults reevaluating their parenting. Screenagers is a documentary about growing up in the digital age. The film explores parenting and growing up in the digital age, delving into the vulnerable corners of 21stcentury family life, and depicting the. Delaney ruston an examination of the anxiety and depression epidemic that explores contributing factors which include, but are not limited to, screen time. The creator and director of this documentary is delaney ruston, an awardwinning filmmaker, physician, and mother. Screenagers explores parental struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction and offers solutions to help kids find balance.
Having followed screenagers on social media, i knew they were getting a lot of favorable press, so i had high hopes for the film. This is screenagers official trailer by delaney ruston on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Along with screenagers, her awardwinning feature documentaries include unlisted. Once, parents were concerned about the amount of time their kids watched television. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing screenagers near you. Im looking forward to watching this movie with my teen because i want to show her how the internet, social media, and playing games online have affected her and us as a family. Screenagers documentary bellevue big picture school. Growing up in the digital age trailer screenagers next chapter screenagers directors statement event photos testimonials find a. An awardwinning film that probes into the vulnerable corners of family life and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games and academics. Screenagers is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen technology on kids and to offer parents proven solutions that work. New film screenagers reveals negative impact of screen. The gym at brentwood academy in nashville was filled with 700 parents, teachers, and a some students last thursday night for an opentothepublic viewing of the documentary, screenagers.
Filmmaker delaney ruston must decide if she should give an iphone to her teenage daughter. Delaney has been invited to speak and screen these and other films. Screenagers 2017 official trailer powerful documentary. See all tech talk tuesday topics subscribe to tech talk tuesdays. The ptsa is proud to sponsor a viewing of screenagers, a documentary movie that, according to its website depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction. Media ecology communication by douglas rushkoff apr 20, 2006 3. From the story of the teenage girl whose selfie to one boy went viral, to the teenage boy who disconnected from his family because of the time he spent playing video games, the documentary, screenagers shows a series of vignettes to communicate the complexity of a modern parenting challenge. Screenagers is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. Hear youth, parents, teachers, and experts discuss practical solutions. The documentary explores how learning, playing and socializing online affects teens developing attention span, fragile selfesteem and moral instincts.
Growing up in the digital age comes screenagers next chapter. Screenagers is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen time on kids and. Angst features candid interviews with kids and young adults who suffer, or have suffered, from anxiety and what theyve learned about it. Growing up in the digital age probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the directors own, and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games. We are capping attendance at 275 people, and we are requesting. Media ecology communication by douglas rushkoff apr 20, 2006 4.
The filmmakers goal is to have a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety. Tonight i will be watching the movie called screenagers with my teenager and younger daughter at my church. A friend of mine who doesnt live near me mentioned she was going to see the documentary screenagers with her 11yearold son. Screengers is an awardwinning documentary that probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the directors own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games. This movie will make all families want to rethink how technology is used in their home and schools, especially after hearing the startling statistics that screenagers includes. The documentary style is being used and as a person who has watched so many documentaries and films in general, this doco is more like a way to push. Parents need to know that screenagers is a documentary that will likely strike a chord with many parents. In screenagers, as with her awardwinning documentaries on mental health, delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Every middle school in the country should be screening this movie. Since my background includes video production, i am sometimes disappointed with the way documentaries screw up an important message by being dull or. Angst is a 56minute film and virtual reality experience that explores anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it.
Delaney ruston is a filmmaker, stanford trained doctor and mother of two. Its awesome how you can watch videos, texting, and sharing photos it all started with one question. I watched this with my two boys, 12 and, and since viewing it, we regularly discuss their screen time and how disruptive it can be if abused. Screenagers probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the directors own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction.
The kindness diaries documentary series opened deep discussions of gratitude, war, cultural and religious differences, acts of service, education, healthcare, and just overall happiness with our two girls. One of the reasons behind the films success is the practical and personal way it deals with the issue, providing possible solutions. His credits include feature films such as her lucky star, and midnight heat, and feature documentaries eat, drink, laugh, the wall street conspiracy and one germany. Screenagers examines the real risks of failing in school, social isolation and digital addiction. Screenagers movie screenagers movie trailer facebook. About the filmmaker delaney ruston documentary filmmaker. There are few parents or guardians who dont worry, or at least wonder, about the impact of the amount of time their children spend on electronic devices of all types, being used for all sorts of activities from watching television and movies, to communicating on. This dismal reality was given life in screenagers, a 2016 documentary about what its like to grow up in the digital age and it will be explored further in a sequel slated to come out in october 2019. Screenagers focuses on dr rustons family experiences, and searches out expert views on screen use. Screenagers dives deep into how technology impacts kids development and. Lessons in chaos from digital kids hampton press communication the hampton press communication series. It explores how teens interact with each other using electronic device smartphones, computers, social media, etc.