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Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy

Directed by the UK’s Nic Stacey, this eye-opening documentary reveals how corporations manufacture appetites for endless consumer consumption in order to increase their profits, also shining a light on the devastating impacts of this. With music from London-born composer David Schweitzer, and cinematography from the UK’s Brendan McGinty, the film is co-produced by London-based Grain Media.

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Synopsis

Whistleblowers and inside commentators from companies such as Amazon and Apple reveal the manipulative practices their former employers still use to keep consumers locked in a constant cycle of buying. The environmental impact of such reckless purchasing is also explored as horrifying volumes of discarded products make their way into landfills.