Events Committee
__After our successful screening of "No Impact Man" last month, we have
decided to continue our documentary series with the 2011 Sundance award
winner and Academy Award nominated "WASTELAND".
This film documents the project of Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he travels to the world's largest trash dump ("Jardim Gramacho") on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. His intent is to capture the lives of the "catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials who make their livings off the land fill. Both devastating and inspiring, "Wasteland" has an unforgettable environmental and humanitarian message.
This film documents the project of Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he travels to the world's largest trash dump ("Jardim Gramacho") on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. His intent is to capture the lives of the "catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials who make their livings off the land fill. Both devastating and inspiring, "Wasteland" has an unforgettable environmental and humanitarian message.