Synopsis:
Screentime is a narrative short film and gentle social commentary exploring how children today experience childhood through screens. It draws a quiet, reflective comparison to a time before devices existed. It poses the question: is our relationship with screens harmless, or is it quietly stripping something essential away?
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A Short Film by Alexandrena Parker
Australian children are spending more than 20 hours a week on a screen.
At 4–5 years old, children average more than two hours screen time per week-day. By 12–13 years old, this increases to more than three hours average per week-day and almost four hours per weekend day. This means that up to 30% of a child's waking time is spent in front of a screen.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2023
On average, American children spend less than 10 minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play compared to seven hours in front of a screen.
Data released by Sanford Health 2022