The Babylon Village Arts Council will present its 2nd film screening if its ‘Indie Film Series “ featuring Wasteland, an academy award documentary nominee film for 2011 on June 22 at the Babylon Library located at 24 S. Carll St. Filmed over nearly three years, Wasteland follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Director Lucy Walker and co-directors João Jardim and Karen Harley have great access to the entire process and, in the end, offer stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit. Film Talk with Dylan Skolnick of the Cinema Arts Centre of Huntington will begin at 6:30. Film screening will start at 7:00.This program is free and opened to the public. It is made possible through funds from Suffolk County Executive Office.
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