Waste Land
2010/01/24 (US) | Documentary
What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you.
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, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
Lucy Walker
Director
Lucy Walker
Screenplay
Lead Cast
No Image
Vik Muniz
Himself
Budget
$ 1,500,000
Revenue
$ 187,716
Status
Released
Production Company
- O2 Filmes
- Almega Projects
- Oscilloscope
- Intelligent Media Productions
Crews
Hank Levine
Producer
Dudu Miranda
Director of Photography
Samy Waitzberg
Assistant Editor
José Moreau Louzeiro
Sound mixer
Moby
Music
Fabian Remy
Assistant Editor