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201416 minGdoc-short

All That Is Solid

201416 minGdoc-short

Enormous piles of obsolete computers are sent to waste grounds like Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where young men extract precious metals from them.

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Louis Henderson

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Enormous piles of obsolete computers are sent to waste grounds like Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, where young men extract precious metals from them.

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Louis Hendersondirector

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Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, is a site where discarded computers from the overdeveloped world arrive in large quantities. Young men work in the waste grounds, breaking and burning plastic casings to extract valuable metals. These metals are then sold, melted, and reshaped into new products. This process reflects a cycle of recycling that connects Europe’s e-waste to Africa's informal economy. The film presents a stark view of the material reality behind modern technology.

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