Take back control.
The average 18-year old is currently on pace to spend 93% of their remaining free time in their life looking at a screen.
Watch the trailer.
Can we fix this
before it’s too late?
Slated for a wide theatrical release, this feature documentary aims to ignite a social movement by covering one of the largest digital detox experiments ever conducted.
Not just talk, this film provides solutions, based on research, that can be customized to each person to create a healthier, more sustainable relationship with technology.
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We’re proudly supported by Impact Foundation (impactfoundation.org), a 501(c)(3) ensuring tax-deductible donations.
A unique, interactive experience
The documentary will be an interactive experience as viewers will be able to take a scientifically validated assessment to measure their OWN digital dependence and get their score during the documentary.
They will also receive recommendations for how to improve their tech habits and an invitation to do a group challenge and continue participating in active research.
The Experiment at
UC Berkeley
600+ people of all ages, backgrounds, and goals will be recruited to test the effectiveness of different digital detox interventions.
We will be measuring the impact of the interventions on:
Brain Health and Cognitive Performance
Focus and Attention Span
General Fluid Intelligence and Memory
Cognitive Control and Inhibition
Happiness, Social Connection, and Loneliness
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Data collected from the Oura ring (the world’s most accurate sleep and physical activity tracking wearable): sleep efficiency and quality, heart rate and HRV, physical activity
Brought to you by the award-winning
Sypher Studios' documentary After Death (2023) became the highest-grossing documentary since 2019, earning nearly $12 million with over 1.1 million tickets sold across 2,730 theaters in 30+ countries. This record-breaking film garnered over 10.5 million trailer views and tens of thousands of social media engagements.
Other work include Cancer Alley (with Steph Curry), Rape for Profit (with Jada Pinkett Smith), Please Don’t Feed the Children (with Destry Spielberg), and War Unfolding (with Laura Dern).
Our team of filmmakers
Stephen Gray
Producer & Director
Multidisciplinary filmmaker from Winnipeg, Canada, director of After Death who is currently producing another feature documentary for Amazon Studios, continuing his impactful storytelling with renown authors, doctors, and scientists.
Garland Hunt
Producer
Based out of Los Angeles, Garland is a producer and mental health coach helping individuals achieve clarity and purpose in relationships, career, mind, body, soul and spirit. His latest feature documentary War Unfolding features a star-studded cast of A-list actors.
Jason Pamer
Producer
Co-Founder of Sypher Studios having produced multiple acclaimed documentaries on topics like human trafficking and climate change and is a partner in a machine learning company, residing in Seattle with his wife and three children.
Tyler Friesen
Producer
Founder of The Film Collective and based in central Canada, Tyler has previously produced a feature documentary for Amazon Studios, television shows for History and A&E, and served as Executive Producer on Sypher Studios' acclaimed documentary After Death (2023).
Research Partners
Dr. Sahar Yousef
Cognitive Neuroscientist
Faculty at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Lucas Miller
Human Performance Researcher
Faculty at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Documentary Partners
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Arturo Béjar
Former senior Meta engineer and product leader
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Ava Smithing
Director of advocacy and operations at the Young People's Alliance
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Chris Kaspar
Founder of Techless, creator of Wisephone, and Executive Producer of Doomscroll; passionate about reclaiming life-hours.
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Dino Ambrosi
Founder of Project Reboot, viral TEDx talk on youth and screen time
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Dr. Nicholas Kardaras
Psychologist, addiction experts, author of “Glow Kids” and “Digital Madness"
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Mary Rodee
School teacher and mother who lost her teenage son to suicide after after online manipulation and blackmail.