Recycled Life

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Recycled Life
Directed by Leslie Iwerks
Written byMike Glad
Leslie Iwerks
Produced byMichael Fey
Mike Glad
Leslie Iwerks
Narrated by Edward James Olmos
CinematographyLeslie Iwerks
Edited byLeslie Iwerks
Music byMader
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
38 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Recycled Life is a 2006 American short documentary film directed by Leslie Iwerks. It relays the story of a massive toxic landfill near Guatemala City, and the local residents who scavenge there to eke out their meager living.

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Recognition

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

Film Festival Appearances

According to IWERKS&CO. [2]

Reception

Rocky Mountain Women's Film wrote: "[t]hrough this compelling story, the filmmakers have captured the beauty, humor and remarkable contrast that resonate throughout the vast wasteland of garbage." [3]

References

  1. ↑ "NY Times: Recycled Life". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Recycled Life". Iwerks & Co. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Recycled Life". Rocky Mountain Women's Film. Retrieved April 1, 2025.


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