Good morning!
Today we will begin watching a documentary called WasteLand. The synoposis of the movie is as follows:
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 world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—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. Director Lucy Walker (DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND, BLINDSIGHT and COUNTDOWN TO ZERO) and co-directors João Jardim and Karen Harley have great access to the entire process and, in the end, offer stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.
Once you read the synopsis, complete the following assignment before we begin watching.
Blog Title: Jardim Gramacho
Assignment:
*** Go to the following site: http://www.wastelandmovie.com/jardim-gramacho.html
*** Answer the following questions:
1. What is Jardim Gramacho? Where is it located?
2. What are catadores? What has their contribution to Jardim Gramacho been?
3. How many catadores live in Jardim Gramacho?
4. How has the catadores job been formalized by the government? When does it end? What effect could this have?
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