
Consumerslove-andliveon-theirsmartphones,tabletsandlaptops.Acascadeofnewdevicespoursendlesslyintothemarket,promisingevenbettercommunication,non-stopentertainmentandinstantinformation.Thenumbersarestaggering.By2020,fourbillionpeoplewillhaveapersonalcomputer.Fivebillionwillownamobilephone.Butthisrevolutionhasadarkside,hiddenfrommostconsumers.Inaninvestigationthatspanstheglobe,filmmakerSueWilliamsinvestigatestheunderbellyoftheelectronicsindustryandrevealshoweventhesmallestdeviceshavedeadlyenvironmentalandhealthcosts.FromtheintenselysecretivefactoriesinChina,toaravagedNewYorkcommunityandthehightechcorridorsofSiliconValley,thefilmtellsastoryofenvironmentaldegradation,ofhealthtragedies,andthefastapproachingtippingpointbetweenconsumerismandsustainability.
