The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

75 mins | Documentary | Nov. 30, 2010

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.

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

75 mins | Documentary | Nov. 30, 2010

The Light Bulb Conspiracy
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, TVE, TV3, Media 3.14
Original title Prêt-à-jeter
Directors Cosima Dannoritzer
Writers Cosima Dannoritzer

Cast

Molly Malcolm

as Narrator

Mike Anane

as Himself

Michael Braungart

as Himself

Steve Bunn

as Himself

Nicols Fox

as Herself

Casey Neistat

as Himself