Digital Cemeteries

Synopsis

Documentary about the environmental impact of the huge quantity of waste generated by old and obsolete computer hardware and peripherals. Much of the west’s electronic waste ends up illegally in China. In cemetery cities, computers are cut into pieces, rinsed in acid baths and incinerated by legions of impoverished workers and underage children, who tear these parts to pieces with their bare hands for pitiful wages. This documentary looks at life in the city of Guiyu in southern China, exploring the lives of the inhabitants of what is possibly the world’s biggest computer dump. It also examines the ways in which big computer manufacturing companies are failing to fulfil their environmental obligations and the pressure being put on them by campaigning groups such as Greenpeace

Language

English

Country

Greece

Year of release

2007

Notes

Available in Greek and English versions

Subjects

Environmental science; Information technology

Keywords

China; computer terminals; computers; environmental disasters; hazardous materials; recycling; toxic substances

Credits

Director

Yorgos Avgeropoulos

Writer

Yorgos Avgeropoulos

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

11.04 Euros

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

53 minutes

Year

2016

Distributor

Name

Small Planet Productions

Email

info@smallplanet.gr

Web

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Phone

+30 210 9515295

Fax

+30 210 95 15 295 (ext. 111)

Address

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Neos Kosmos
Athens
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Greece