A free screening of "Your Attention Please," a documentary about the effects of social media and artificial intelligence on young people's health, comes to Beverly Hills on Thursday, Oct. 1.

The film, directed by Sara Robin, will be shown at the Wylie E. Groves High School Little Theater, 20500 W. 13 Mile Road, in what organizers bill as its Michigan premiere. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the event runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free, and registration is available through Eventbrite. The event is open to the public and is not limited to Beverly Hills or Birmingham Public Schools families, C&G Newspapers reported.

The screening is sponsored by the Michigan Parent Alliance for Safe Schools (MiPASS), Moms Against Media Addiction, Monarch Behavioral Health and Michigan Tech Reset, the Michigan chapter of the Distraction Free Schools Policy Project, according to C&G. Jennifer Tuksal, MiPASS director, said organizers chose Beverly Hills as a central metro Detroit location so that as many people as possible could travel to it.

The 96-minute documentary, which premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival, follows parents, young people and tech reformers pushing for change. It will be available to rent or own starting Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the U.S. and Canada, according to the film's website.

Tuksal said the film covers difficult ground. "It does cover suicide and cyberbullying," she said, but it also provides hopeful examples of people working together toward a healthier relationship with technology, according to C&G.

After the screening, a panel of health and technology experts and family advocates is scheduled. Panelists include Tuksal; Dr. Julie Braciszewski; Margaret Murray, a parent advocate with Michigan Tech Reset; and Charay Gadd, a parent who lost her 12-year-old daughter to suicide and will speak to the audience.

Braciszewski said in an email that about six years ago her clinic began receiving more referrals for mental health difficulties linked to social media and AI use. She said the clinic has seen increases in anxiety, depression and social isolation.

Nicole Kessler, MiPASS president and a parent of a high school student in Oakland County, said in an email, "We hope this screening is the beginning of a wider community conversation." She said parents should be able to talk openly with schools, community partners and elected representatives about what children experience online.

Michigan's new classroom phone law applies to all public school districts this school year, including Farmington Public Schools, which serves Farmington and Farmington Hills. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the bipartisan bills Feb. 10, calling for districts to create plans that keep devices away during class, with exceptions for emergencies and academic use, according to the governor's office. Districts must post their policies online and detail how they will be enforced, Bridge Michigan reported. The law takes effect for the 2026-27 school year, WWMT reported.

More information about the film is at yourattentionplz.com.

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