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Waste Land is a 2010 British-Brazilian documentary film directed by Lucy Walker. The film chronicles artist Vik Muniz, who travels to the world's largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho outside Rio de Janeiro, to collaborate with a lively group of Read More..

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Description	Waste Land is a 2010 British-Brazilian documentary film directed by Lucy Walker. The film chronicles artist Vik Muniz, who travels to the world's largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho outside Rio de Janeiro, to collaborate with a lively group of catadores of recyclable materials, who find a way to the most prestigious auction house in London via the surprising transformation of refuse into contemporary art. The catadores work in a co-operative founded and led by Sebastião Carlos Dos Santos, the ACAMJG, or Association of Pickers of Jardim Gramacho, who dreamed of improving life for his community. The money created by the selling of the artworks was given back to the catadores and the ACAMJG, as well as the prize money from the film awards, in order to help the catadores and their community.The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as win over 50 other film awards including the International Documentary Association's Best Documentary Award, which was handed to director Lucy Walker inside a garbage bag.Smith, Nigel M. (5 December 2010). "Honor Roll 2010 - “Waste Land” Director Lucy Walker". IndieWire.comMcNary, Dave (3 December 2010) "IDA honors 'Waste Land'". Variety.The documentary was produced by Angus Aynsley and Hank Levine, executive produced by Fernando Meirelles, co-directed by pt:João Jardim and Karen Harley, co-produced by Peter Martin, and photographed by Dudu Miranda. The music was created by Moby, who is a friend and frequent collaborator of Walker.Jacques, Adam (8 May 2011) "How We Met: Moby & Lucy Walker" "The Independent"The film was distributed by Arthouse Films in the USA, Entertainment One in Canada, Hopscotch Films in Australia and New Zealand, and de:Midas Filmes in its native Portugal.
Description	Waste Land is a 2010 British-Brazilian documentary film directed by Lucy Walker. The film chronicles artist Vik Muniz, who travels to the world's largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho outside Rio de Janeiro, to collaborate with a lively group of catadores of recyclable materials, who find a way to the most prestigious auction house in London via the surprising transformation of refuse into contemporary art. The catadores work in a co-operative founded and led by Sebastião Carlos Dos Santos, the ACAMJG, or Association of Pickers of Jardim Gramacho, who dreamed of improving life for his community. The money created by the selling of the artworks was given back to the catadores and the ACAMJG, as well as the prize money from the film awards, in order to help the catadores and their community.The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as win over 50 other film awards including the International Documentary Association's Best Documentary Award, which was handed to director Lucy Walker inside a garbage bag.Smith, Nigel M. (5 December 2010). "Honor Roll 2010 - “Waste Land” Director Lucy Walker". IndieWire.comMcNary, Dave (3 December 2010) "IDA honors 'Waste Land'". Variety.The documentary was produced by Angus Aynsley and Hank Levine, executive produced by Fernando Meirelles, co-directed by pt:João Jardim and Karen Harley, co-produced by Peter Martin, and photographed by Dudu Miranda. The music was created by Moby, who is a friend and frequent collaborator of Walker.Jacques, Adam (8 May 2011) "How We Met: Moby & Lucy Walker" "The Independent"The film was distributed by Arthouse Films in the USA, Entertainment One in Canada, Hopscotch Films in Australia and New Zealand, and de:Midas Filmes in its native Portugal.

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Director	Lucy Walker , João Jardim , Karen Harley
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Starring	Vik Muniz
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Runtime	100 minutes
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Country	UK, Brazil
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Language	Portuguese , English
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Producer	Angus Aynsley , Hank Levine , Peter Martin , Fernando Meirelles
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Studio	O2 Filmes,Intelligent Media,Almega Projects
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Distributor	Midas Filmes
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Released	2010/1/24 (Sundance)
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