Special Film Screening – Screenagers: Growing Up in a Digital Age

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Join us for a special free virtual screening of the documentary Screenagers: Growing Up in a Digital Age. Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.

In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning 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. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.

The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Dr. Delaney Ruston, physician and filmmaker. 

This evening is brought to you in partnership by the Redding Elementary School, John Read Middle School and Joel Barlow High School PTAs, Easton K-8 PTO and the Mark Twain Library. 

The program is virtual and registration is required.  Registered participants will receive an invitation and link on the day of the program. 

About our guest:
Delaney Ruston is a Stanford trained physician, mother of teens, and international speaker who makes documentaries to foster social change. Along with creating Screenagers, she has made other award-winning films such as Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia,about her father and Hidden Pictures about global mental health. A Fulbright Scholar and former researcher in Bio-Ethics and Communication, Dr. Ruston has served as a faculty member at top medical universities. She has been the featured speaker at places such as Google, The United Nations, Facebook, Harvard, and at conferences and schools worldwide. For her work in using film to launch advocacy movements, Delaney has won several awards. Along with her film and advocacy work, Delaney provides medical care to the underserved and homeless.