Anxious Nation

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Anxious Nation

Released May 5, 2023

1h 41m

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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.

Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

A very important subject dealt with in a rather superficial way.

May 17, 2023

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

As an advocacy documentary, “Anxious Nation” is unfocused, and ultimately feels like less than the sum of its parts.

May 4, 2023

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

"Anxious Nation is a powerful documentary that sheds light on why so many young people are fighting silent battles with their mental health."

Rated: 3/5

Jan 18, 2025

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

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.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2023

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

An in-depth documentary about the devastating effects of anxiety on children today presents a measured account of a very nerve-wracking problem.

May 10, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

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.

May 6, 2023

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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.

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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