By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/conversation-filmmaker-lucy-walker-documents-an-artists-waste-land Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Conversation: Filmmaker Lucy Walker Documents an Artist’s ‘Waste Land’ Arts Nov 19, 2010 3:45 PM EDT In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world’s largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His mission: To create portraits of the people who work in the dump using the very garbage they sort. The story of the artist, the workers, and their experience together is told in the new documentary Waste Land by director Lucy Walker. Walker’s other documentary films include Countdown To Zero, Blindsight, and Devil’s Playground. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan
In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world’s largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His mission: To create portraits of the people who work in the dump using the very garbage they sort. The story of the artist, the workers, and their experience together is told in the new documentary Waste Land by director Lucy Walker. Walker’s other documentary films include Countdown To Zero, Blindsight, and Devil’s Playground. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now