After watching Wasteland I have a different outlook on life and I also feel that after watching this movie I will be able to be a much better helper in my career going forward. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” This quote is famous all around the world and is referenced in movies, music and the media. This quote fits perfectly for the documentary Waste Land, directed by Lucy walker, Karen Harley, and Joao Jardim. This film follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, who goes back to his hometown in Brazil, and uses garbage to create artwork that depicts the lives of the people who work in the largest landfill in the world in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. This film doesn’t just talk about the art work that is created, but goes in depth about the people who live there and work there daily. The daily struggles that they are faced with, the lives they live and how the life as a ‘picker’ affects them. Throughout the documentary Vik Muniz meets and interviews a couple of pickers who have their very own unique backgrounds. Also there is the introduction of the Association of Pickers of Jardmin Gramacho, a union type group that was formed in order to get better working conditions and more rights. Vik Muniz is a Brazilian born artist who moved to New York City in 1983, after bizarre twists of events. He was trying to break up a fight, and when he was returning back to his car, someone shot him in the leg. The man who shot him was wealthy and paid him for compensation. With that money Vik Muniz bought a ticket to America. He then worked at low-end jobs and attended classes at the New School and the New York University, where he found his passion for art. Skipping ahead a couple of years, Vik Muniz had put his work in galleries and caught the eyes of the people all around the world, and the rest is history. Vik Muniz is a great example of the American dream, of coming from nothing and working his way to the top. Tiao was one o