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Waste land / Almega Projects presents an Almega Projects and 02 Filmes production ; directed by Lucy Walker ; co-directed by João Jardim, Karen Harley ; produced by Hank Levine, Angus Aynsley.

Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz grew up poor in Brazil. This film follows him as he returns to Rio de Janeiro, specifically to Jardim Gramacho, or "Garbage Garden." The world's largest landfill, it receives 7,000 tons daily, an astonishing 70% of all Rio's garbage. "We are n...

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Corporate Authors: Almega Projects (Firm), 02 Filmes (Firm), Entertainment One (Firm : India)
Other Authors: Walker, Lucy., Jardim, João., Harley, Karen., Aynsley, Angus., Levine, Hank, 1965-, Miranda, Dudu., Kos, Pedro., Moby., Muniz, Vik.
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: ©2009.
Subjects:
Muniz, Vik.
Ragpickers > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Sanitary landfills > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Waste disposal sites > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Poor > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > Social conditions.
Fills (Earthwork)
Trash art > Exhibitions.
Found objects (Art) > Exhibitions.
Group work in art > Exhibitions.
Refuse and refuse disposal in art > Exhibitions.
Art, Modern > 21st century > Exhibitions.
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Summary:Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz grew up poor in Brazil. This film follows him as he returns to Rio de Janeiro, specifically to Jardim Gramacho, or "Garbage Garden." The world's largest landfill, it receives 7,000 tons daily, an astonishing 70% of all Rio's garbage. "We are not pickers of garbage; we are pickers of recyclable materials," says Tião, a catadore, or trash picker who thinks of himself and his fellows as environmentalists. The catadores have a union, which has built a recycling center, medical clinic, day care and skills-training centers, and community lending library of discarded books for their members. Muniz photographs a number of the catadores, reworks the photographs with garbage, and auctions several in London. Believing in the transformative power of art, Muniz donates the proceeds to the catadores who posed, in recognition of their lives, in honor of the dignity of their work.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Dudu Miranda; editor, Pedro Kos; music, Moby.
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