The ongoing civil unrest in China over the government's prolonged and stringent Zero-COVID lockdown policies has once again brought labor conditions in China under scrutiny, as factory workers in the electronics industry protest their confinement to factory campuses.

These films from the Bullfrog catalog remind us of the shadowy and inhumane labor practices and supply chains that are required to provide the rest of us with our material possessions—and the responsibility that comes along with the choices we make as consumers.

These films are available with public performance rights and streaming for school and library use. In-person and virtual campus-wide or community screenings are available now through Bullfrog Communities. We've implemented a new dropdown ordering menu on our catalog pages that makes it easy to add your preferred format and license type to your order.

Complicit follows the story of Yi Yeting, a Chinese factory worker struggling with occupational leukemia and trying to obtain compensation from his employer. Wanting to help others, he begins working for a non-profit that assists workers with occupational illness and injuries. He discovers there are dozens of workers in his local area who were poisoned while making smartphones. Through outreach in the community, he discovers a leukemia cluster in the neighborhood surrounding Apple's main supplier, Foxconn, and meets several workers and their families who are trying desperately to survive while burdened with their health care costs. Powerful forces are unleashed as Yi confronts local factories, putting his own safety at risk.

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 a deadly impact on the environment, human rights, and public health. From the intensely secretive electronics factories in China, to the high tech innovation labs of Silicon Valley, Death by Design tells a story of environmental degradation, public health tragedies, and the growing imbalance between consumerism and sustainability.

China Blue is a powerful and poignant journey into the harsh world of sweatshop workers. Shot clandestinely, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retailers don't want us to see: how the clothes we buy are actually made. Following a pair of denim jeans from birth to sale, China Blue links the power of the U.S. consumer market to the daily lives of a Chinese factory owner and two teenage female factory workers. Filmed both in the factory and in the workers' faraway village, this documentary provides a rare, human glimpse at China's rapid transformation into a free market society.

All films are available on DVD with public performance rights for school and library purchase or rental. Academic streaming can be licensed from Docuseek. Campus and community groups interested in hosting a community screening can book now through Bullfrog Communities.

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