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The Social Dilemma
We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen. AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE UNTIL SEPT. 30TH. Now is the time to share the film and have a discussion about repairing our broken information ecosystem. If you’re organizing a group screening, be sure to register your event for a grant of permission and get access to unique resources including discussion guides and new classroom tools.
Raised on Porn
Raised on Porn exposes the ways pornography has become the new sex education for children and unpacks the dangerous lifelong implications of this global phenomenon. Through riveting firsthand accounts, cinematic re-enactments, 3D animation, and interviews with the world’s leading neurologists, sociologists, psychologists, and therapists, Raised on Porn is filled to the brim with raw, compelling insight on how pornography is poisoning us and our relationships. This film shatters cultural myths about the “harmless” nature of pornography and provides a sobering framework to understand how this graphic genre of media has shaped our world, eliciting a desperately-needed call for change. CONTENT WARNING: While the film doesn't contain any nudity, it features discussions and images of a sexual nature that some viewers will find disturbing. Our editors have worked hard to create something that is watchable for most viewers while still conveying the essence of the problem. We recommend the film for mature teens and above.
Kids on tech
A look at parents’ struggle with their children’s increased dependence on tech devices today. Filmed around the world, we hear from school children, parents, and educators from the USA, Germany, India, France, Mexico, China, UK and Japan. We also feature a Google designer, a broad range of brain scientists and New York Times journalist, Matt Richtel, whose story on a Silicon Valley school created an international media frenzy. Following a year that forced us to rely on technology more than ever before, this film examines tech’s impact on children’s developing bodies and brains, and asks: “What to do? How do we prepare our kids for the digital world?
Screen Kids in Their Own Words
What's it like when your mom is the co-author of Screen Kids, so you don't get a phone, video games, or social media?
Ethan, Noelle and Lucy are here to tell you in their own words in this compelling video for parents AND kids to watch, It IS possible to be happy & free of screens!
Author Arlene Pellicane and her husband James also share the WHY and HOW of parenting with love and the absence of (gasp) smartphones, games or social media.