The Light Bulb Conspiracy

2012 FESTIVAL
52 min.
Filmmaker: Cosima Dannoritzer.
Can the modern growth society survive without Planned Obsolescence? As explained by designer Brooks Stevens: ‘Planned Obsolescence, the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary…’. 1950s society flourished, everybody had everything, the waste was piling up (preferably far away) – until consumers started rebelling…
[Green Fire Award Nominee]
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