• Director(s):

    RIBOT (Jean-Christophe)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, MOSAÏQUE FILMS

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2009

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    CINEMA, NON-THEATRICAL, TV, VOD, DVD

As wireless technology keeps expanding, the debate surrounding the health impacts of electromagnetic waves is growing more and more controversial.

The international scientific community is called on to take sides and provide solid answers. "Surrounded by Waves" explores the methods and motivations behind the most prominent research in the field and clarifies what we currently know, all with a mind to the social context behind the issue. Through an elegant blend of interviews, archives, experiments and 3D animation, the film clearly assesses the estimated risk linked to cell phones while offering a subtle observation of society's growing distrust of its industries and the unprecedented role of science in the debate.

2010 : Grand Prize at the Ekotopfilm Festival (Bratislava, Slovakia).