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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesFollows six teenagers who, like the "average American child," spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. Unplugs these teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure with no electricity, no cell phone coverage, and no virtual reality. Investigates the consequences of a childhood removed from nature and encourages action for a sustainable future through the voices of children and leading experts including journalist Richard Louv, sociologist Juliet Schor, environmental writer Bill McKibben, educators Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, neuroscientist Gary Small, parks advocate Charles Jordan, and geneticist David Suzuki, NOTE: Contains nudity and video game violence. Also, profanity in the audio has been censored
Media Details
Runtime: 53 minutes
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family, Social Science, Technology
- Subtopic: Child Development, Human Behavior, Internet, Social Issues
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2010
- Producer/Distributor: Bullfrog Films, Inc
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