The Light Bulb Conspiracy
“The untold story of Planned Obsolescence”
2010•1h 15m•7.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Cosima Dannoritzer
Writer
Cosima Dannoritzer
Languages
Catalan, German, English
Studio
Media 3.14
Cast
Molly Malcolm
Narrator
Mike Anane
Himself
Michael Braungart
Himself
Steve Bunn
Himself
Nicols Fox
Herself
Casey Neistat
Himself
Production
Company
Media 3.14
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
TV3
Company
TVE
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