Oneota Film Festival Feature - Urban Mining

DRC Sponsor: Alan Lerstrom

Fellow Rotarian Alan Lerstrom will introduce and present the 23-minute film Urban Mining. The film was created by Eric Smidt and presented by the Oneota Film Festival.

Eric Smidt is a communications professional and documentary filmmaker from Ames, Iowa. Throughout his career, he has been able to take a creative approach to telling engaging stories through a variety of mediums. His film Urban Mining shows how Midwestern innovation is tackling a global challenge by transforming discarded electronics into a domestic source of rare earth elements at the Ames National Laboratory. By recovering critical materials from electronic waste, the film highlights efforts to strengthen our country's supply chain for strategically important technologies, energy systems, and national defense.

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