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Fixby, Mullenlowe create 9-hour film “with a twist” on children’s phone addiction

The film mirrors the staggering amount of time pre-teens, teens and youth spend on devices, the risks it poses, and ways to protect children from the serious ill effects of smartphone addiction.

There’s a new nine-hour film called “Don’t Look Down” screening at Roxy Cinemas, which mirrors both the time that some youth spend glued to their smartphones each day, and also reflects an ongoing campaign — by Mullenlowe MENA and their clients, Fixby — intended to tackle the very real issue of smartphone addiction among children and teenagers within the UAE.

The film brings to light the staggering amount of time pre-teens, teens and children spend on their devices, which amounts to nine hours and eighteen minutes daily. By immersing audiences in a social media-like scroll, this deliberately lengthy film challenges viewers to confront the harsh realities of smartphone addiction.


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.