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Video of the Week #30 February 15th, 2012
The Landfill | Jessica Edwards & Gary Hustwit from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
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From:Short film dives into landfill gas by David Wogan at Plugged In.
Source:The Landfill by documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit and director Jessica Edwards.
This week s video is by documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit and director Jessica Edwards. The Landfill is a short (three minute) film about the often overlooked business of dealing with the things we no longer want to deal with. In its short run-time, The Landfill focuses on how some waste items can be used as a resource through the process of creating landfill gas. The film is well shot and edited, and the overall message about managing our wasteful habits is loud and clear.