Event: Waste Land

Venue: Centre of Contemporary Arts

7:00pm Friday 17th February 2012

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Waste Land is an award winning documentary by director Lucy Walker - An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.

"Mesmerizing!" - Variety
"Inspiring!" - The New York Times
"A joy to watch!" - The Hollywood Reporter

Released on 2010 and premiered in Berlin Film Festival 2010 (Berlinale)
Rated M
Brazil UK

Dates: Friday, 17 Feb 2012
Times: 7:30pm (99mins)
Venue: The Theatre, Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns
Tickets: Available at the door only. $13 ($10 for KickArts or End Credits members)

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