Computers, phones and tablets are an intrinsic part of our daily lives. They have revolutionized the way we create, work and communicate. But what happens to your old phone and tablet when you upgrade? Where do your broken computer and TV end up when you threw them away?

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing environmental threats of the 21st Century. It is a complex issue without a simple solution but one we need to resolve.

E-Life investigates the hidden world of what happens to our e-waste after we dispose of it.

The film exposes the illegal trade in discarded tech, tracking it to toxic scrapyards around the world, and explores the detrimental effects this has on the environment, the economy and the people who dismantle our waste in unsafe conditions.

But there is hope. The documentary discovers some remarkable people and companies who are trying to change the way we think about electronics and alter how we consume tech in the future.

E-Life is a cinematic journey through the complexities of our global e-waste problem—told through the personal stories of those at the centre of the e-waste crisis, including: Sampson Atiemo, a Ghanaian scientist battling to solve his country’s ewaste problem; Markella, a researcher from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine helping Sampson reveal the toxicity of one of the world’s most toxic sites, Agbogbloshie; and a wide range of experts, inventors and entrepreneurs.