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A critique on waste land documentary visual literacy. 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 worlds largest garbage dump, jardim gramacho, located on. Educator guide to support viewing of the documentary film. The subject is brazilian garbage pickers, called catadores, and how an artist created striking portraits of a half dozen of them and transformed their lives. What happens in the worlds largest trash city will transform you an uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. For more great films, please visit our complete collection. Wasteland warhammer aka marienburg, a fictional region in the world of warhammer fantasy. Waste land begins with an ecofriendly premise, but quickly transforms into an uplifting portrait of the power of art and the dignity of the human spirit. Apr 19, 2011 in addition to waste land, walker directed a second feature documentary that premiered at sundance 2010 and was recently released in theaters. You can buy waste land on apple itunes as download or rent it on apple itunes online. Waste land is insightful in giving us a closeup of a rarely seen part of brazil, and at the same time through the art and publicity exposing it to the wealthy citizens of the country.
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This film follows brazilian artist vik muniz, who goes back to his hometown in brazil, and uses garbage to create artwork that depicts the lives of. Waste land explores artists use of garbage to transform lives in brazil duration. But contrary to what the title suggests, this documentary is not just about despair, but more about the optimistic resilient aspect of human happiness. Waste land, an academy award nominee for best documentary feature, will be screening saturday, february 26, at 4. Over the past couple of weeks, we at ida have been introducing our community to the filmmakers whose. Waste land, by lucy walker, while engaging students in discussions about the power of art to transform society, and the connection between human dignity and human rights in brazil. As much as waste land documents the process of creating the art it also, by default, explores the influence of both the artists involvement with the subject and the act of making the documentary on the pickers.
Browse a wide selection of documentaries and your downloads will be instantly accessible. This quote fits perfectly for the documentary waste land, directed by lucy walker, karen harley, and joao jardim. I originally saw this film at our local art gallery, and i left there thinking of these people for days, and. Nominated for the academy award for best documentary feature. Oscarnominated waste land examines recyling through the. Oct 25, 2012 a critique on waste land documentary posted on october 25, 2012 by aliciaburgess the documentary waste land, produced in 2010, is intended for an english speaking audience, who most likely have an interest in the environment andor art. Wasteland, a world in which epic mickey and epic mickey 2. The pay off allowed him to go to america where he could pursue. There he photographs an eclectic band of catadores. Wasteland, a world in the fallout series of video games.
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 worlds largest garbage dump, jardim. 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 worlds largest garbage dump, jardim gramacho, located on the outskirts. Muniz selects six of the garbage pickers to pose as subjects in a series of photographs mimicking famous paintings. Waste land is an award winning documentary by director lucy walker an uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative.
Based on their ideas the chinese government is working towards a circular economy where waste food. Waste land is a 2010 britishbrazilian documentary film directed by lucy walker. Read by basil munroe godevenos the waste land is a highly influential 433line modernist poem by t. Waste land is a testament that things can go from good to bad in an instant. Modern artist vik muniz works with the socalled catadores, the men and. Waste land year 2010 genre documentary type movies idmb rating 7. Film is both trash and art, following man who creates images of collectors in huge garbage dump g. The worlds largest rubbish dump is probably the last place on earth youd expect to find art or beauty, but thats exactly what british director lucy walker uncovers in her oscarnominated documentary. There he photographs an eclectic band of catadores selfdesignated pickers of recyclable materials. Walkers documentary waste land explores munizs creative process as he fashions new works from what others have left behind, but it also profiles the people who live near jardim gramacho and make their living by sorting whats useful from what is not.
Waste land 2010 lucy walker, joao jardim, karen harley. Waste land is an inspiring documentary that follows brazilian artist vik muniz in his attempt to do just that. As a youth, he had the good fortune to be shot in the leg by a rich kid, who paid him off. The poverty and hopelessness of the setting are successfully countered, however, by the movies indepth portrayal of some of the landfills residents and some. Theyre thoughtprovoking, eyeopening, and enlightening. Tugged by those roots, in 2008 he set about using his art to change the lives of brazils most outcast citizens, the garbage pickers, or catadores, who sort and recycle the mountains of trash at jardim gramacho, a 321acre dump outside rio. Muniz, a remarkably upbeat and earnest fellow, is almost just an excuse for the movie to investigate the lives of the trash pickers, who are amazing people living on the fringes of a highly polarized society. In 2010, brazil enacted its first federal waste management law that will fund recycling plants and legally.
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