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Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. The smartest conversations, with the smartest thinkers and doers of our time, distributed in multiple formats on a variety of platforms. Keep abreast of fresh content by following GRITtv, the site Flanders founded, on Twitter @GRITtv.
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Dec 10, 2009
04:35
News & Politics
Our documentary feature this week is Garbage Dreams, directed by Mai Iskander, a film that tells the story of the 60,000 Zaballeen who live in a "ga...
Our documentary feature this week is Garbage Dreams, directed by Mai Iskander, a film that tells the story of the 60,000 Zaballeen who live in a "garbage village" and make their living by recycling an impressive 80 percent of Cairo's garbage. The documentary follows several teenage boys as they figure out their futures, while multinational garbage corporations threaten their livelihood. Shortlisted for an Academy Award, Garbage Dreams has gathered over a dozen awards at film festivals nationwide, and is scheduled to air on PBS's Independent Lens.
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