Recycled Life

For over sixty years, children have been born and raised here. Parents and grandparents eat and survive here. Thousands of families have thrived in the largest and most toxic area in all of Central America. For decades, the Guatemala City Garbage Dump and its inhabitants (“guajeros”) who recycle the city’s trash have been shunned by society and ignored by the government. That is, until a disastrous event in January 2005 forever changed the face of this landfill and the dignified people who call it home.Through this compelling story, the filmmakers have captured the beauty, humor and remarkable contrast that resonate throughout the vast wasteland of garbage. (Academy Award nominee)
(English Subtitles)