Social Studies

L.A. teens return to school post-covid and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.

Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.

Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.

Social media and pornography provide “sex education” that shapes teens’ behavior with serious consequences.

With graduation and life changes, the teens contemplate their future and the brave new world they navigate.