Delaney Ruston

Filmmakers · Screenagers, Screenagers Podcast

Physician-filmmaker behind Screenagers, the documentary series screened for millions of families and students worldwide to spark conversation about kids and screens.

Delaney Ruston is a physician who turned to filmmaking to examine how screens affect children and families. Her Screenagers documentary series has been seen by more than 14 million viewers across screenings in 104 countries, distributed primarily through community and school screenings rather than traditional streaming or theatrical release. She also hosts the Screenagers Podcast, extending the series' conversations about screen time, mental health, and parenting into an ongoing format. Her perspective as a physician grounds the films in the everyday tensions families face over phones, social media, and gaming, rather than in statistics alone.