Terra Blight

Jan 24, 2012

0h 55m

★ 0.0

You will never look at your computer the same way again.

Overview

Exploring America’s consumption of computers and the hazardous waste we create in pursuit of the latest technology, Terra Blight traces the life cycle of computers from creation to disposal and juxtaposes the disparate worlds that have computers as their center. From a 13-year-old Ghanaian who smashes obsolete monitors to salvage copper to a 3,000-person video game party in Texas, Terra Blight examines the unseen realities of one of the most ubiquitous toxic wastes on our planet.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Jellyfish Smack Productions

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No Measure of Health

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6.9

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