CHASING CHILDHOOD Director Up Next on The SOUNDS OF FILM

CHASING CHILDHOOD Director, Margaret Munzer Loeb and Dr. Michael Hynes, Superintendent of Port Washington School District, are Tom Needham’s Special Guests on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Overprotected and over directed, American children are wilting under the weight of well-meaning parents. In the pursuit of keeping them safe and creating an impressive resumé of extracurricular activities to wow admissions boards, overparenting smothers children across socioeconomic classes. This thoughtful film follows education professionals and reformed helicopter parents who seek and offer solutions for developing more confident, independent young people while restoring some joy and freedom to childhood. The local Long Island Patchogue School District is showcased in the film, as school Superintendent, Michael Hynes struggles to add recess, meditation, and longer a lunch period in the schools!

CHASING CHILDHOOD is screening at the Port Jefferson Documentary Film Series on Monday, May 17, 2021. “Doors” open @ 7:30PM and the movie starts at sundown in Harborfront Park off of E. Broadway Port Jefferson, New York, 11777. For more information, go to https://portjeffdocumentaryser...

Margaret Munzer Loeb is a filmmaker and philanthropist who founded and manages MML Productions. In addition to Chasing Childhood, she has executive produced several other feature-length documentary films including Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, Found, Driving While Black and New York: Episode 9: The Future of Cities. Margaret earned her bachelor’s in history and visual art from Brown University and her master’s from the NYU Silver School of Social Work. She is a member of the boards of Prep for Prep and PEN America and both the President’s Leadership Council and President’s Advisory Council on the Arts at Brown University.

THE SOUNDS OF FILM is the nation’s longest running film, music and ideas themed radio show. For the past 30 years, the program has delivered a popular mix of interviews and music to listeners all over Long Island, parts of Connecticut and streaming live worldwide on the internet. Past people interviewed for the show include Michael Moore, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gov. Jesse Ventura, Wendy & Lisa, Nile Rodgers, Billy Joel, Pam Grier, EPMD, William H. Macy and Peter Singer.

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