Lauren Greenfield

Well, I did a book called Fast Forward, which was about kids in LA in the 90s and looking at kind of the early loss of innocence there. and wanted to go back and see how they were affected now by social media. As a mother of teens at the time, my kids were 14 and 20, and I saw how there was a kind of generational shift between the two boys. And so when I went back to make this

series, I did a kind of social experiment where the kids who were participating agreed to allow me into their phones. And so we were doing contemporaneous screen recordings capturing what was in their phones. I really felt like We had feelings about what might be going on, but we needed to actually see the specifics.

series, I did a kind of social experiment where the kids who were participating agreed to allow me into their phones. And so we were doing contemporaneous screen recordings capturing what was in their phones. I really felt like We had feelings about what might be going on, but we needed to actually see the specifics.

series, I did a kind of social experiment where the kids who were participating agreed to allow me into their phones. And so we were doing contemporaneous screen recordings capturing what was in their phones. I really felt like We had feelings about what might be going on, but we needed to actually see the specifics.

And so Social Studies is a character-driven series where we follow kids in their lives, understanding how social media is affected.

And so Social Studies is a character-driven series where we follow kids in their lives, understanding how social media is affected.

And so Social Studies is a character-driven series where we follow kids in their lives, understanding how social media is affected.

They know what's going on, but we also get the benefit of their lived experience. They're on the front lines, so they're the experts, but they're also the subjects. And so we see in the series multiple perspectives, because we see them kind of having interviews and also speaking to their peers, deconstructing exactly what's happening and sounding so wise about...

They know what's going on, but we also get the benefit of their lived experience. They're on the front lines, so they're the experts, but they're also the subjects. And so we see in the series multiple perspectives, because we see them kind of having interviews and also speaking to their peers, deconstructing exactly what's happening and sounding so wise about...

They know what's going on, but we also get the benefit of their lived experience. They're on the front lines, so they're the experts, but they're also the subjects. And so we see in the series multiple perspectives, because we see them kind of having interviews and also speaking to their peers, deconstructing exactly what's happening and sounding so wise about...

how social media is affecting them. On the other hand, we see them living their lives and being affected by peer pressure and college pressure and eating disorders and depression and dynamics of social groups and kind of all of the things that They can kind of break down. So I think one of the things that's unusual is that the knowledge about this, the wisdom about it doesn't give them immunity.

how social media is affecting them. On the other hand, we see them living their lives and being affected by peer pressure and college pressure and eating disorders and depression and dynamics of social groups and kind of all of the things that They can kind of break down. So I think one of the things that's unusual is that the knowledge about this, the wisdom about it doesn't give them immunity.

how social media is affecting them. On the other hand, we see them living their lives and being affected by peer pressure and college pressure and eating disorders and depression and dynamics of social groups and kind of all of the things that They can kind of break down. So I think one of the things that's unusual is that the knowledge about this, the wisdom about it doesn't give them immunity.

And so they're kind of from the front lines saying this is a roadmap. Right, because they know, right, Scott?

And so they're kind of from the front lines saying this is a roadmap. Right, because they know, right, Scott?

And so they're kind of from the front lines saying this is a roadmap. Right, because they know, right, Scott?

That's a really good question. I think TikTok is really, really harmful because it's so addictive. And I think that what I saw as the scariest part was my first film was about eating disorders that came out in 2006. And at that time, one in seven girls had an eating disorder. And there are certain kind of personalities and histories that give you more of a chance of getting that.

That's a really good question. I think TikTok is really, really harmful because it's so addictive. And I think that what I saw as the scariest part was my first film was about eating disorders that came out in 2006. And at that time, one in seven girls had an eating disorder. And there are certain kind of personalities and histories that give you more of a chance of getting that.

That's a really good question. I think TikTok is really, really harmful because it's so addictive. And I think that what I saw as the scariest part was my first film was about eating disorders that came out in 2006. And at that time, one in seven girls had an eating disorder. And there are certain kind of personalities and histories that give you more of a chance of getting that.

I think what I saw with TikTok and in the current time is that the triggers are so ubiquitous that if you have any kind of interest in, for example, something as innocuous as a diet, the algorithm will take you by the hand and in very short order, take you down a path so you can learn how to