E-Wasteland
SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption & Production • 20m
Have you ever wondered what happens to your electronics at the end of their life? Almost 50 million tons of e-waste (electronic waste) are generated worldwide every year. A large volume of second-hand and condemned electronic goods arrive in developing countries from the “developed” world, with a significant quantity arriving as e-waste, exported illegally as “second hand goods”.
Without dialogue or narration, E-WASTELAND presents a visual portrait of unregulated e-waste recycling in Ghana, West Africa, where electronics are not seen for what they once were, but rather for what they have become.
Director: David Fedele
2012 | 20 min
Australia
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/e-wasteland/
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