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Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" -- self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. Director Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground, BLINDSIGHT, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO) has great access to the entire process and, in the end, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.
Original Release
01/24/2010
US Release
01/24/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Venkatesh Prasad | Himself / Self |
Directors
Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim
Cast
Name | Character |
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Venkatesh Prasad | Himself / Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Andrea Barata Ribeiro | Executive Producer |
Jackie De Botton | Executive Producer |
Miel De Botton | Executive Producer |
Fernando Meirelles | Executive Producer |
Alex Moreno | Executive Producer |
Angus Aynsley | Producer |
Jannat Gargi | Producer |
Hank Levine | Producer |
Peter Martin | Producer |
Emilia Mello | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2011 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |