Lucy Walker (2)

Acclaimed British director Lucy Walker (who documented Amish teens in The Devil's Playground) follows successful artist Vik Muniz as he travels from his Brooklyn workshop to the world's largest landfill, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he begins a collaborative project with some of the denizens of the dump. As the film goes deeper, we learn the stories of those who work (and sometimes live) with the waste of others. Moving gracefully from starkly beautiful scenes at the landfill (scored by Moby) to Muniz's workshop, where the trash art comes to life, Waste Land is a film that strips away our preconceptions about the nature of art and reminds us of the power of dignity and a sense of purpose.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1268204/… (més)

Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Landfollows 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" -- or 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. 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.… (més)

Filmado ao longo de dois anos (agosto de 2007 a maio de 2009), Lixo Extraordinário acompanha o trabalho do artista plástico Vik Muniz em um dos maiores aterros sanitários do mundo: o Jardim Gramacho, na periferia do Rio de Janeiro. Lá, ele fotografa um grupo de catadores de materiais recicláveis, com o objetivo inicial de retratá-los. No entanto, o trabalho com esses personagens revela a dignidade e o desespero que enfrentam quando sugeridos a reimaginar suas vidas fora daquele ambiente. A equipe tem acesso a todo o processo e, no final, revela o poder transformador da arte e da alquimia do espírito humano.… (més)