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Doc Talk Podcast: ‘Social Studies’ Director Lauren Greenfield On Power & Peril Of Social Media, Where Kids Find Sexualization The Norm And Bullying Rampant


Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast interviews Lauren Greenfield, who discusses what she learned while making the five-part docuseries Social Studies.

These are some of the disturbing experiences shared by teenagers in Lauren Greenfield ’s groundbreaking documentary series , an examination of the impact of social media immersion on the lives of young people. Doc Talk cohost John Ridley calls Greenfield “one of the most talented writers, producers, directors, creatives” working in nonfiction film today. That’s on the latest edition of the Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley IV ( 12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline’s documentary editor.

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