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The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

Documentary

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

Release Date: 2010, November 30
Directors: Cosima Dannoritzer
Countries: Spain, France
Production: Media 3.14, ARTE France Cinéma, TV3, TVE
Cast: Molly Malcolm, Nicols Fox, Michael Braungart, Mike Anane, Steve Bunn

Overview:

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Keywords:

capitalism conspiracy consumerism greed ethics business advertising profit printer light bulb efficiency