SCREENED OUT – New Documentary Explores Ramifications Of Excessive Screen Time – Available on Demand May 26th

Screened Out, a new feature-length documentary film premiering May 26th , explores how we can regain control of our screen time. Check out the trailer:

All over the world, as the technology grows and advances, so does our addiction to our devices. Join filmmaker Jon Hyatt and his family on a journey through the life changing effects of screen addiction, how the tech industry hooked global consumers, and its greater impact on our lives. From smartphones, portable tablets and social media, the tech industry has designed these fun immersive technologies, but are they good for us? Are we too dependent on our devices? What keeps us hooked and how is it impacting our children and the world as a whole?

SCREENED OUT features Jon Hyatt, Jim Steyer (CEO, Common Sense Media), Adam Alter (Associate Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business), Dr. Nicholas Kardaras Ph.D., LCSW-R, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH (Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute for Child Health), Dr. Hilarie Cash, PhD (Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of the reSTART Center for Digital Technology Sustainability)