GENERATION ZAPPED investigates the potential dangers of prolonged exposure to Radio Frequencies (RF) from wireless technology; its effects on our health and well-being, as well as the health and development of our children.
This includes links to breast and brain cancer, to its associations with increased infertility and genetic mutations related to autism and ADHD, to newly identified illnesses, such as electrical hypersensitivity (EHS). Like cigarettes and the toxic chemicals before it, emerging science is revealing the concerning reality that some people may suffer health impacts from radiation emitted by wireless devices.
We meet four people who are struggling with a variety of illnesses from wireless radiation - a breast cancer survivor who had carried her cell phone in her bra, a long term cell phone user with brain cancer, and a fit, seemingly healthy couple with neurological impacts now identified as being linked to wireless data transmission radiation.
Scientists, health researchers, physicians, and other experts document the links and concerns about this technology. The multi-billion-dollar telecommunications industry goes to great lengths to lobby congress, influence policy-makers, and dispute any scientific data correlating wireless technology to potential health risks, which is reminiscent of the lead, asbestos, and tobacco industries before them.
This film was born of a personal and deep investigation by Executive Producer Peter Sullivan as to why his two sons growing up in the tech capital of Silicon Valley, California, were manifesting signs of being on the autism spectrum. Peter has funded studies to try and find out why some people are sensitive to low frequency radiation, including his own sons. He teamed with award winning film director Sabine El Gemayel, herself a mother of three teenagers, who is intensely concerned about the impacts of wireless technology on children and young adults.
Together, Sullivan and El Gemayel have created GENERATION ZAPPED as a social-awareness documentary combining personal stories from others directly affected, along with discussions with doctors, health researchers, and other experts discovering the mounting scientific evidence. The film features public health policy experts who are fighting to revise long outdated policies and safety regulations. GENERATION ZAPPED provides hope - by suggesting simple guidelines for how to protect and safeguard ourselves and our families against these potential dangers.