Monday, January 25, 2010

Trash=art=great film


Hello from Sundance!

I just saw Waste Land, an amazing film about an artist named Vik Muniz. He goes to garbage dumps and begins making art out of garbage and, in the process, uplifting the lives of the dignified but super poor garbage workers.

I cried twice. The power of art to change peoples lives. The power of a culture's thrown-away objects to uplift people when they change their perceptions of what they are looking at.

Here's a link to the film.

Tom

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just read that 700 Miles 2010 is the festival darling! Great bounce back, Doug! Hope you packed some eye drops to refresh the screen tired eyes....