Waste Land Angus Aynsley

A small or large experience can change the way that you view life and can even change the way you live it. I learned this by watching the 2010 documentary film Waste land, directed by Karen Harley and produced by Angus Aynsley, which tells the story of six garbage pickers, catadores, working at the largest landfill in the world, Jardim Gramacho, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This documentary tells the story of people from different backgrounds, ranging from a president of the Association of Pickers to a cook and an 18-year-old mother of 2 who is pregnant with a third. Vik, who is the artist, decides to change these people’s lives by making self-portraits of them by using only recyclable material. The portraits are of great success,

Robert left the hospital a changed man, not just because of the blue cast around his arm, but also because he had made a promise not just to us but to himself that he would not drink anymore. It has been 3 years since that accident and Robert has stayed sober and still attends his AA meetings until this day. Sharing his story with other people and telling them that alcohol doesn’t bring anything good to their lives and that they should change before it’s too late. Robert’s story is somewhat similar to Zumbi’s story because they were both in an accident and after that accident they both helped people. Zumbi lost both of his parents and was involved in a horrible accident at the landfill, but those horrible things were also a blessing in disguise. When Zumbi had the accident he had broken bones and the people of Jardim Gramacho took care of him and in return Zumbi took care of them too. Zumbi helped them by giving the pickers a voice, by becoming vice president of the Association of Pickers of Jardim Gramacho (ACAMJG). He also opened up a library with the money that he got from the portraits to help out the poor people so they can get a better