Terra Blight (2012)

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.

Release Date : Jan 24, 2012

Runtime : 55m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Jellyfish Smack Productions

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : pollution, computer, recycling, consumerism, water pollution, electronics, rich vs poor, electronic waste, wasteful