Wasteland
Wasteland follows the Vick Muniz, Brazilian born American artist, while he creates art. The documentary follows his process of making art with a group of catadores, people who collect recycling out of the trash in a gigantic open air dump in Rio de Janeiro. If it doesn't sound like a glamorous job, that is because it isn't. It's hard work, out in the elements, touching disgusting materials, all to salvage some plastic for very little money. The catadores live in favelas, or slums close by.
I loved the films because it highlighted the personalities of the catadores as individuals. The artwork was created by first taking a photo of the catadore, then they projected it on a huge area and filled it with recycling and trash after which another photo would be taken for the final product. Vick Muniz would then sell the artwork at auctions, pay the catadores for their hard work and donate the proceeds to them and their recycling association. It was super inspiring! What an incredible way to help those in need. The best part was the Muniz felt they had helped him in so many ways.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/arts/design/24muniz.html
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