Lauren Greenfield's five-part docuseries puts the lives of teenagers and what's happening on their cell phones on full display to interrogate its true value and detriment.
The trials of the final year of high school in America have been fodder for television dramas for decades. Butand its seemingly mandatory presence in the lives of teenagers has ramped up the drama, self-doubt, anxiety and all the other angst around this formative period, which can make life for this closely-watched demographic nightmarish.
With the project, she sought to create a social experiment that combined the verve and vérité of documentaries with what would essentially be another camera on the phones of her 15 subjects. The goal was to understand the impact of the devices, which Gen Zers use on average over six hours each day, and the media they create on its makers and as consumers.
Ellie, a senior, details the aftermath of her breakup with a famous young actor and the harsh backlash she experienced on social media; later, we watch her presumably repeating some mistakes that torch friendship and her education. Backstabbing and revenge are dished out for Bella, who dares to kiss her friend’s boyfriend. And aspiring DJ Deshawn finds he already has to hustle at his young age to mix work and school with teenage fatherhood.
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