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The E-Waste Tragedy (86 min) France/Spain |
Sunday 10/26, 6:00 PM (Session 29)
Director: Cosima Dannoritzer
Producer: Joan Ubeda, Media 3.14
Description:
Every year, up to 50 million tons of electronic waste -computers, television sets, mobile phones, household appliances - are thrown away by consumers in the developed countries. Seventy-five percent of this waste disappears from the legal recycling circuit, much of it dumped illegally in the Third World. This investigation shows the greedy, corrupt, illegal commerce behind this type of waste. The consequences: serious environmental and health damage, and a growing risk to our safety, as damaged computer chips siphoned off recycled e-waste find their way into key infrastructure, such as trains and airplanes.
Biography:
Cosima Dannoritzer is a documentary filmmaker specializing in history, ecology and the relationship between technology and society. She has been making films for broadcasters in the UK, Germany and Spain since 1992. The E-Waste Tragedy is her latest work. Her previous documentary, The Light Bulb Conspiracy, about the history and impact of planned obsolescence was distributed to more than thirty territories and has won ten international festival awards. Previous productions include If Rubbish Could Speak, winner of several awards at environmental film festivals; Germany Inside Out, a series produced for BBC & YLE, which is still widely distributed; Rebuilding Berlin winner of the Journalism Prize of the Anglo-German Society. She is also the co-writer of a book about the history of planned obsolescence. Cosima is currently working on a film about the effects of speed and acceleration on society.
Contact Information:
Media 3.14
e: eperis@mediapro.es
w: www.facebook.com/ewastetragedy
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