Event
Films that Transform: In Dialogue with Others on the Journey
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 19:00to21:30
Arts Building
853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G5, CA
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.
Tickets are $10 each ($5 for students & seniors).