ABOUT "DEATH BY DESIGN"?

Consumers love – and live on – their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment, and instant information. The numbers are staggering. In 2021, 5.3 billion people — 66.5 percent of the GLOBAL population — had a mobile phone. In 2019, almost half of private households worldwide — 47 percent — were estimated to have a computer at home.

But this revolution has a dark side that the electronics industry doesn’t want you to see.

In an investigation that spans the globe, award-winning filmmaker Sue Williams investigates the underbelly of the international electronics industry and reveals how even the tiniest devices have deadly environmental and health costs.

As always, we recommend that you watch the film on a wired device!

WHAT: "Death By Design," the second film presented in the 2021 Jackson Hole Environmental Health Trust Film Series
DATE: Streaming Thursday, June 10, 2021, to Thursday, June 17, 2021.
LIVE EVENT: Discussion and Q&A Thursday, June 17, 2021, 7:00 p.m. MT REGISTRATION: Registration is free but you need to register to receive the link to stream "Death by Design"
WATCH THE TRAILER
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“You won’t look at your iPhone in quite the same way again after viewing Sue Williams’ thoughtful documentary” — The Seattle Times

"An eco-doc that may open eyes even for those already concerned about e-waste. ... Think twice before you upgrade that phone." — John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
'Q AND A' WITH DIRECTOR & PRODUCER SUE WILLIAMS
June 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m MT

Sue Williams has produced and directed five critically acclaimed, feature documentaries about China for national PBS broadcast, including Frontline. Contemporary China features prominently in her most recent film, Death by Design. Sue also directed two highly praised biographies on Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary Pickford for the PBS series, “American Experience.” Her films have been broadcast in more than 25 countries and appeared in festivals around the world; they have won numerous awards, including 2016 The Boston Globe Filmmakers Fund Award.
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Environmental Health Trust was created to promote health and prevent disease one person, one community, and one nation at a time. EHT promotes awareness of why and how to practice safe technology and works directly with communities, health and education professionals, and policymakers to understand and mitigate hazards and develop policy changes to reduce risks.