Faced with the daily challenge of modelling good behaviour for her children, Coun. Michelle Kirby instigated the October presentation of Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age.

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Kirby saw the film last spring during a screening at St. Michaels University School and imagined it would be a nice night out with friends.

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Physician and filmmaker saw her own kids scrolling through life and began a quest to uncover how it might impact their development. As with her other award-winning documentaries on mental health, Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction.

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Screenagers, an all ages documentary, is Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30) in the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd. Learn more about the documentary at .

Tickets are $5 per person. Register at oakbay.ca/parks-recreation.ca or call 250-595-7946.

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