Waste Land

ByYoav

Our Eco Film on Friday, March 9th, will be Waste Land.

Genre: Documentary. 99 minutes. 2010 / Directed by: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, and Joao Jardim / Awards: Won Best International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, and Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores (pickers of recyclable materials) who live and work in the garbage and shows us how to recycle ourselves.

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