Screenagers: Growing Up In The Digital Age
Update: March 12, 2020
Sunday (3/15) screening of Screenagers event is postponed due to ongoing and increasing concerns about COVID-19. We will reschedule when it is advisable to hold large gatherings again and will contact registered attendees as we plan accordingly.
Film Screening followed by Parent Q&A with Digital Wellbeing Expert Giancarlo Pitocco
Recommended Age: 10 and olderSunday, March 15th at 4:00pm
Free with RSVP registration
Film Synopsis:
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.
About Giancarlo Pitocco:
Giancarlo Pitocco is a speaker, facilitator, and social impact entrepreneur focused on solutions to the public health crisis left in the wake of Silicon Valley’s “growth at all costs” mindset.
Tapping into over 15 years of experience studying the influence of technology on our psychology, Giancarlo designs workshops that help leaders, educators, and communities transform their relationships to technology to align to their needs, aspirations, and well-being.