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Anxious Nation

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Anxious Nation explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This feature-length documentary takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its impact on kids (ages 10-26) and families. We zero in on how anxiety shows up, the nurture/nature debate, what's happening in homes and society that's significantly adding to the problem, the crisis on college campuses, and the impact of anxiety and mental health in lower socioeconomic communities, especially the brown and black communities. We discuss stigma, loneliness, isolation, disconnection, the alarming rise in suicide, the dangers of social media, overmedication, incorrect diagnoses, and the horrific mental health ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 05/17/2023
A very important subject dealt with in a rather superficial way. Go to Full Review Natalia Winkelman New York Times 05/04/2023
As an advocacy documentary, “Anxious Nation” is unfocused, and ultimately feels like less than the sum of its parts. Go to Full Review Jack Walters Loud and Clear Reviews 01/18/2025
3/5
"Anxious Nation is a powerful documentary that sheds light on why so many young people are fighting silent battles with their mental health." Go to Full Review Tara McNamara Common Sense Media 05/10/2023
2/5
There are myriad causes of anxiety, and the Anxious Nation filmmakers lay out everything that could possibly be the culprit, raising lots of questions in the process and providing more hints than solid answers. Go to Full Review Miyako Pleines Spectrum Culture 05/10/2023
An in-depth documentary about the devastating effects of anxiety on children today presents a measured account of a very nerve-wracking problem. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 05/06/2023
Mildly engaging, but it's somewhat dry, incomplete and ultimately bites off more than it could chew. The filmmakers fail to find the right balance between entertaining the audience and provoking them emotionally as well as intellectually. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Laura Morton

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Vanessa Roth

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Laura Morton

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Laura Morton

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Vanessa Roth

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Laura Morton

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Synopsis Anxious Nation explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This feature-length documentary takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its impact on kids (ages 10-26) and families. We zero in on how anxiety shows up, the nurture/nature debate, what's happening in homes and society that's significantly adding to the problem, the crisis on college campuses, and the impact of anxiety and mental health in lower socioeconomic communities, especially the brown and black communities. We discuss stigma, loneliness, isolation, disconnection, the alarming rise in suicide, the dangers of social media, overmedication, incorrect diagnoses, and the horrific mental health ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director
Laura Morton, Vanessa Roth
Producer
Laura Morton, Steve Purcell
Screenwriter
Laura Morton, Vanessa Roth
Distributor
Area 23a
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2023
Runtime
1h 41m
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