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CHASING CHILDHOOD
2020〡USA〡80 MINS〡ENGLISH
SYNOPSIS
CHASING CHILDHOOD is a feature length documentary that explores how free play and independence have all but disappeared from kids’ lives, supplanted by relentless perfectionism leading to record rates of anxiety and depression, a situation now compounded by the pandemic. Free play, unsupervised by adults, is critical for developing essential life skills: grit, independence, and resourcefulness. Many young adults may appear more accomplished on paper, but by the time they get to college they are emotionally struggling and lacking the tools needed to live independently.
TRAILER
CREDITS
DIRECTORS: Margaret Munzer Loeb & Eden Wurmfeld
PRODUCERS: Lisa Eisenpresser, Eden Wurmfeld
CO-PRODUCER: Martine Phelan-Roberts
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Kiana Jackson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Margaret Munzer Loeb
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Schein
EDITOR: Mary Ann Toman
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Anita Yu
COMPOSER: David Cieri
FEATURING: Peter Gray, Lenore Skenazy, Julie Lythcott-Haims
STATUS
Released - Impact, Education, and Community Screening Circuit
PRESS
“Thought-provoking and eye-opening, Chasing Childhood might just help the next generation of kids in the fight for their right to play.”
– Intoscreens
“Chasing Childhood is tailor-made for parents, educators, and policymakers of every age.”
– Reel News Daily
“Offers a solution, supported by science and statistics; not only is it free and readily accessible, it’s also a whole lot more fun for both children and parents. It’s time to let the kids be kids.”
– Treehugger
“A needed look at a subject that is affecting our future”
– Unseen Films
“An engaging look at the struggles of children and parenting in the modern age”
– Film Threat
SELECT FESTIVALS
DOC NYC 2020〡Portland International Film Festival 2021〡Sonoma International Film Festival 2021〡Cleveland International Film Festival 2021〡Annapolis Film Festival 2021〡Sarasota Film Festival 2021〡Harlem International Film Festival 2021〡Big Apple Film Festival 2021〡San Francisco DocFest 2021〡Lighthouse International Film Festival 2021〡DOCVILLE 2021〡Sedona International Film Festival 2021〡Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2021〡Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021〡New Haven Docs 2021〡Berkshire International Film Festival 2021〡Breckenridge Film Festival 2021〡Aspen Film Fest 2021〡Calgary International Film Festival 2021〡Vail Film Festival 2021〡Bend Film 2021〡Portland Film Festival 2021〡Newport Beach Film Festival 2021〡Twin Cities Film Fest 2021〡Doc Utah 2021〡Cinequest 2021〡Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival〡Athens International Childrens Film Festival 2021〡Rocky Mountain Women's FIlm Festival 2021〡CineDoc Greece 2021〡Omaha Film Festival 2022〡Maryland International Film Festival 2022〡Richmond International Film Festival 2022〡Lower East Side Film Festival 2022〡New York City Independent Film Festival 2022〡Madrid International Film Festival 2022〡Catalina Film Festival 2022
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