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Brief synopsis:
An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadors, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
Original Format: 35mm, HD
Year of Production: 2010
Running Time: 95 mins
Director: Lucy Walker
Co-directors: João Jardim, Karen Harley
Producer: Angus Aynsley, Hank Levine
Executive/Co-Producers: Fernando Meirelles
Editors: Pedro Kos, Karen Harley
Screenwriter: Lucy Walker
Director of Photography: Dudu Miranda
Sound: Patrick O'Sullivan, Gary Alexander, Aloysio Compasso, José Lozeiro
Music: Moby
Principal Cast: Vik Muniz, Tião Carlos dos Santos, Isis Rodrigues Garros, Zumbi Carlos da Silva Baia Lopes, Magna de França Santos, Irmã Laurentina da Silva, Suelem Pereira Dias
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Production Company:
Almega Projects Ltd
6 Newburgh Street
Soho
London W1F 7RQ
England
T +44 (0) 20 7479 7410
F +44 (0) 20 7287 4628
info@almegaprojects.net
www.almegaprojects.net
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Sales Agent:
E1 Entertainment
175 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400
North Tower
Toronto, ON M4W 3R8
Canada
T +1 416 646 6447
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