Cosima dannoritzer biography

The E-Waste Tragedy (86 min) France/Spain

Sunday 10/26, 6:00 PM (Session 29)

Director: Cosima Dannoritzer
Producer: Joan Ubeda, Media 3.14

Description:

Every year, up to 50 million tons of electronic waste -computers, television sets, mobile phones, household appliances - are thrown away by consumers in the developed countries.

Seventy-five percent of this waste disappears from the legal recycling circuit, much of it dumped illegally in the Third World. This investigation shows the greedy, corrupt, illegal commerce behind this type of waste. The consequences: serious environmental and health damage, and a growing risk to our safety, as damaged computer chips siphoned off recycled e-waste find their way into key infrastructure, such as trains and airplanes.

Biography:

Cosima Dannoritzer is a documentary filmmaker specializing in history, ecology and the relationship between technology and society. She has been making films for broadcasters in the UK, Germany