This fascinating Oscar-nominated film follows the famous Brazilian artist Vik Muniz in his immortalization of people working on the largest landfill in the world, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Here he photographs the "catadors" who pick and sort recyclable waste. He puts them in symbol-laden situations in the pictures - which are later turned into huge collages in collaboration with the workers and with the help of the materials from the heap. The hope is to reach out to the art world and sell the pictures so that the income can be returned to the waste sorters themselves.
Waste Land won the audience award in both Sundance and Berlin, and was also nominated for an Oscar for best documentary. Lucy Walker and his co-directors have followed Muniz in his work over a three-year period. The result is nothing short of amazing and unique.
Please confirm your loan of this film by entering the PIN of your library card. (Due to Deichman's transition to a new library system, borrowers from Deichman must also use a PIN code when confirming loans from now on.)
The limit that your library has set for the total number of film loans this month has now been reached. Notification has been sent to your library. If the library chooses not to increase the limit, unfortunately you cannot borrow more films this month, even if you have not used all your individual loans.
Contact your library for more info
Library not connected to the service
Hey! To be able to borrow movies via Viddla your library need to be connected to the service. Right now this is not the case, but you can contact your library and tell them about Viddla!
Filmoteket uses cookies for better performance.
By using the page you agree to our use of cookies
Close
•
•
