Renowned artist Vik Muniz and a group of landfill scavengers take an emotional journey from a giant garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro to the most prestigious auction houses and museums in the world. Ultimately, the alchemic transformation of trash into art also transforms the artist and his collaborators, taking them to entirely new worlds.
Sundance Film Festival, USA, January 2010
*Winner: Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary
Berlinale, Germany, February 2010
*Winner: Audience Award Panorama Publikumspreis for Best Film
*Winner: Amnesty International Award
True / False Film Festival, USA, February 2010
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA, April 2010
*Winner: Audience Award for Best Film
Dallas International Film Festival, USA, April 2010
*Winner: $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award
*Winner: Best Documentary
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania, May 2010
Seattle International Film Festival, USA, May 2010
*Winner: Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Documentary
Sound Unseen, USA, June 2010
Berkshire Film Festival, USA, June 2010
Maui Film Festival, USA, June 2010
*Winner: Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary
Provincetown Film Festival, USA, June 2010
*Winner: Audience Award for Best Documentary
Art Film Festival, Slovakia, June 2010
SilverDocs, USA, June 2010
Martha’s Vineyard Film Series, USA, June 2010
Moscow International Film Festival, Russia, June 2010
Provincetown International Film Festival, USA, June 2010
*Winner: HBO Audience Award Best Documentary Feature
Les Rencontres d’Arles, France, July 2010
MoMA, USA, July 2010
Paulinia Film Festival, Brazil, July 2010
*Winner: Jury Award for Best Film
*Winner: Audience Award for Best Film
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, July 2010
Aspen Film Series, July 2010
Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, July 2010
*Winner: Best Documentary
*Winner: Audience Choice Best Film
*Winner: Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, July 2010
Two Riversides Film Festival, Poland, July 2010
Martha’s Vineyard Film Series, USA, August 2010
Oakland Underground Film Festival, USA, September 2010
High Museum of Art, USA, September 2010
Latin American Film Festival, USA, September 2010
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil, September 2010
Vilnius Documentary Film Festival, Lithuania, September 2010
Texture Film & Theatre Festival, Russia, September 2010
Pyongyang International Film Festival, North Korea, September 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, Trinidad, September 2010
*Winner: Best Documentary Film
Kaunas International Film Festival, Lithuania, October 2010
Unabhaengiges Film Fest Osnabrueck, Germany, October 2010
Abu Dhabi Film Festival, UAE, October 2010
London Film Festival, UK, October 2010
Bioneers Moving Image Festival, USA, October 2010
Chicago International Film Festival, USA, October 2010