June 11 Screening of Brazilian documentary "Wasteland" 2pm and 4pm

Wasteland - Save the Date - June 11 Brasil, Culture & Sustainability Day Sat June 11, 1 PM 1 PM - Meet Wanner Oliveira 2 PM - Wasteland -First Show 4 PM - Second Show The Brasil Cultural Center in Philadelphia (BCC) and Cinema 16:9 will co-host a screening of Oscar-nominated Brazilian documentary Wasteland. A must see eye opener and inspirational film. Event includes a "Meet the Artist" visit with Brazilian sustainable wearable artist Wanner Oliveira Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND 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. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. Director Lucy Walker (DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND, BLINDSIGHT and COUNTDOWN TO ZERO) 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. Limited capacity. Reservations suggested $12 Official Website Cinema 16:9 35 N. Lansdowne Ave. Lansdowne PA 19050 484-469-0169