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Last week a newspaper announed the Catalan screening of
the film. If you would like to see the article click on the link
below:
Screening of 'Buy, discard, buy'
Here is a rough translation;
Preview screening of the documentary
“Comprar, llençar, comprar” (‘buy, discard,
buy’).
The film will be broadcast on Thursday, Dec 16th, in the
slot 'Sense Ficció' (TV3).
Before the broadcast of the documentary on ‘Sense Ficció’
en TV-3, TR3SC members are invited to attend an exclusive preview
of the documentary. After the screening there will be a symposium
with Cosima Dannoritzer, (director of the documentary), Juli
Capella (architect) and Miquel Barcelo (Professor of Engineering,
UPC). Based on three years of investigation, the film explains
the interesting reality of Planned Obsolescence (the deliberate
shortening of product lifespans to increase consumer demand)
from its beginnings in the 1920s, citing cases where consumer
electronics are affected, such as inkjet printers and the iPod,
or the disappearance of ladder-resistant nylon stockings.
The documentary also shows the environmental consequences (large
landfills), resistance movements impulsed by consumers and the
analysis of economists, designers and thinkers who are proposing
alternative ways of saving the economy.
Please note to understand the articles below you must understand
Catalan.
A link Cosima gave me was;
Comprar, llençar, comprar
Dick Jones also found these online articles for me;
Pyramids of Waste
The Light Bulb Conspiracy
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