'Anxious Nation' Brings to Light a Hidden Epidemic at Newport Beach Film Festival

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'Anxious Nation' Brings to Light a Hidden Epidemic Effecting the American Youth at Newport Beach Film Festival. Having its world premiere yesterday, Saturday, October 15, 2023 at the Newport Beach Film Festival and receiving a second screening on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m., 'Anxious Nation' shines a light on the hidden pandemic of youth anxiety that has been troubling American kids for decades.

Originally started as a Facebook post by Producer, Writer and Co-Directly, Laura Morton regarding her daughter's issues with anxiety, 'Anxious Nation' took on a life of its own as parents who felt alone now had a conversation in what could be done to help their children. Statistics are showing that Suicide rates among 15-24 year-olds have tripled since the 1950s and is the 2nd most common cause of death among college students, as 70% of teens between the ages of 13 to 17 view anxiety and depression as a major problem, while 50% of 18-22 year-olds feel lonelier and more isolated than seniors 72 and older. As Morton was able to begin formulating the documentary and conducting interviews for 'Anxious Nation' she had only one director in mind who could take this feature to the next level and that was Academy Award Winner, Vanessa Roth.

Roth was initially hesitant about taking on the project as she was dealing with anxiety within her own household at the time and felt it was too personal a subject to be objective in its delivery. However, as time progressed and Morton forged forward, Roth came along to direct the project making 'Anxious Nation' a subject needing to be discussed, especially when during the height of Covid, society could no longer ignore this epidemic. Once word about

'Anxious Nation' came to fruition, Super Model, Actress, Humanitarian and mother, Kathy Ireland came on board to present the documentary to the world. Along with leading experts and personal accounts, we learn that there is no one particular factor that leads to anxiety in our youth. Causes can be from familiar pressures, social media addiction, bullying and information overload that can stress anyone out if not handled with carefully. Listen to our red carpet interviews with Laura Morton, Vanessa Roth and Kathy Ireland above regarding 'Anxious Nation'.

'Anxious Nation' has a second showing at Newport Beach Film Festival on Thursday, October 20, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at The Lot in Theater 3.

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