Free Member Screening: Your Attention Please
October 3, 2026
SIFF Members only.
As the real-world consequences of social media come into focus, a resilient coalition of parents, Gen Z reformers and whistleblowers are swinging back. Can we rebuild the tools of our time to serve humanity, or will we remain captive to the scroll?
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
A new generation of parents, teens, and reformers are fighting back against Big Tech’s agenda to define the future of human connection. From Kristin, a mother pursuing legislative reform after losing her son, to Trisha, a young programmer building technology to stop cyberbullying, the film reveals how deeply the attention economy is shaping childhood, mental health, and human connection.
As lawmakers debate social media reform, Gen Z launches a global Offline Club movement, and a high school dares to go phone-free. What emerges is not a doomsday story, but a hopeful one: proof that the attention crisis is not inevitable and that a cultural shift is already underway.
Blending intimate human stories with insights from leading experts in tech reform and digital wellbeing, Your Attention Please asks some of the most urgent questions of our time: Can we reclaim our autonomy? Can technology be redesigned to serve humanity? And what does a healthier relationship with the digital world look like for us and our kids?
- Director: Sara Robin
- Principal Cast: Frances Haugen,Vivek Murthy, Tristan Harris, Sherry Turkle, Cal Newport,, Tobias Rose-Stockwell, Laura Marquez-Garrett , Adam Alter, Joni Siani, Matt Miles , Kevin McCaskill
- Country: USA
- Year: 2026
- Running Time: 96 min.
- Producer: Dan Kennedy, Sara Robin
- Screenplay: Jack LeMay
- Cinematographers: Yahna Harris
- Editors: Jack LeMay
- Music: Raphaël Dargent
- Language: English