Bienvenidos

Spain | 2014 | 28 min • narrative short

Showing In

Death by Design
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sun, Feb 19, 2017 12:00 PM
What is the cost of our digital dependency?"Death by Design", a feature length documentary, explores this question and uncovers a global story of damaged lives, environmental destruction and devices that are designed to die.Consumers love – and live on – their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment and instant information. The numbers are staggering. By 2020, four billion people will have a personal computer. Five billion will own a mobile phone.But this revolution has a dark side, hidden from most consumers. In an investigation that spans the globe, filmmaker Sue Williams investigates the underbelly of the electronics industry and reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health costs.
Death by Design
Harkins Sedona 6 -Theatre 1 Mon, Feb 20, 2017 6:00 PM
What is the cost of our digital dependency?"Death by Design", a feature length documentary, explores this question and uncovers a global story of damaged lives, environmental destruction and devices that are designed to die.Consumers love – and live on – their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment and instant information. The numbers are staggering. By 2020, four billion people will have a personal computer. Five billion will own a mobile phone.But this revolution has a dark side, hidden from most consumers. In an investigation that spans the globe, filmmaker Sue Williams investigates the underbelly of the electronics industry and reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health costs.
Film Info
Event Type:narrative short
Release Year:2014
Run Time:28
Production Country:Spain
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Javier Fesser
Producer(s):Luis Manso
Screenwriter:Javier Fesser
Luis Manso
Guillermo Fesser

Description

An amazing innovation reaches a tiny school lost in the heart of the Peruvian Andes and revolutionizes the lives of the whole community: the internet. It brings the world to their doorstep, but even more importantly, it offers the world the chance to finally discover what's happening in the remote village of Ingatambo.