Generation Zapped The Dangers of Daily Exposure to Wireless Technologies
In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health consequences of this invisible convenience?
GENERATION ZAPPED investigates the dangers of daily exposure to wireless technologies - including the devastating effects on our health from infertility to cancer - and suggests ways to reduce overexposure.
Winner of Best Documentary Feature at the IndieFEST Film Awards.
Running Time
75 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
5937988
Filmmakers
Features
Bill Piazza, Cecelia Doucette, Cindy Sage, Dafna Tachover, David Carpenter, Devra Davis, Dominique Belpomme, Erica Mallery-Blythe, Ernesto Burgio, George Carlo, Igor Belyaev, Joel Moskowitz, John West, Jonathan Samet, Larry Gust, Lennart Hardell, Magda Havas, Martha Herbert, Martin Blank, Olle Johansson, Victoria Dunckley
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