Review of Waste Land (2010) by Colleen P — 24 Dec 2014
An artist has garbage pickers in Brazil find pieces that he can use to make portraits of the pickers. The film shows the overall difficulty of their lives and follows them as they become involved in the project.
Overall, they get a brief reprieve from their world and get a glimpse of art and some attention from the art world. This has a high potential for exploitation, but that wasn't the feeling I was left with.
The workers themselves were already rights-oriented and they seemed even more empowered by the experience. They seemed happy to be involved in the project, and of course, it looked hard for them that it couldn't last for long; but the overall message was positive.
And the art is pretty impressive. It's definitely worth watching.
This review of Waste Land (2010) was written by Colleen P on 24 Dec 2014.
Waste Land has generally received very positive reviews.
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