Web Junkie
Season 28 Episode 4 | 51m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Inside an internet addiction rehab center in Beijing.
Web Junkie follows the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers whose preference for the virtual world over the real one is summed up in one jarring statement: "Reality is too fake."
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Web Junkie
Season 28 Episode 4 | 51m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Web Junkie follows the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers whose preference for the virtual world over the real one is summed up in one jarring statement: "Reality is too fake."
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Clip: S28 Ep4 | 3m 41s | An introduction to Daxing Boot Camp, an Internet addiction treatment center in China. (3m 41s)
Web Junkie: Disease or Social Phenomenon?
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 50s | Nicky admits to “playing a lot” but doesn’t think that makes him an addict. (50s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 35s | Professor Tao describes Internet addicted teens (1m 35s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 21s | Hope indicates that treatment is a waste of time (1m 21s)
Web Junkie: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 14m | Filmmaker Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia discuss the making of Web Junkie. (14m)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 57s | Hacker’s father explains what his son used to be like, and also acknowledges beating him. (1m 57s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 3m 33s | Nicky explains why he sees his online friends as genuine. (3m 33s)
Clip: S28 Ep4 | 1m 14s | Parents only care about their children's school performance (1m 14s)
Preview: S28 Ep4 | 42s | An extraordinary look into a internet addiction rehab in Beijing, China. (42s)
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