"Landfill Harmonic" follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. %%EOF 0000009598 00000 n 0000074738 00000 n A measure of the success of the orchestra? Even more people will learn about that transformation as the documentary, Landfill Harmonic, opens in theaters around the U.S. this month, and screens later on HBO Latino. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. During rainstorms, the landfill floods, and residents have to wade through contaminated water. From an impoverished community built on Paraguays largest landfill, this youth orchestra is known worldwide for creating musical instruments out of discarded and recycled materials, embodying the power that music has to bring transformative social change.Enjoy this behind-the-scenes video of the orchestras visit to MIM and the meaningful exchange of ideas and music.Documentary footage is courtesy of the film Landfill Harmonic, available for purchase through MIMs store online at https://bit.ly/3bNC4cQ or on iTunes at https://apple.co/2VO1CBb.Stay Connected with MIMSubscribe: https://bit.ly/2KK8x7ZFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mimphx/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimphx/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MIMphxThe Worlds Only Global Musical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, Arizona USAhttps://MIM.org#RecycledOrchestra #MusicalInstruments #Music This is like a modern fairy tale; there is magic behind it. Stream Landfill Harmonic, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide . 61 0 obj <> endobj ), he realized very quickly that he had more students than instruments. What he and the Cateura community show us is that even when the odds are against you, you cant deny yourself hope. Graham Townsley, Juliana Penaranda-Loftus. Cateura, located on the outskirts of Asuncion in Paraguay, is a community formed around the landfill. Chavez says there's also been a bigger change. Most people there make their living by collecting and selling plastic bottles or anything they can recycle from rubbish. Carefully study the poster and see if you are correct. There, at an enormous landfill, thousands of slum-dwellers support their families by sifting through trash to find things to sell. 2023 JustWatch - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner. "The world sends us garbage. As puts it, no tener nada no es excusa para no hacer nada: having nothing is no excuse to do nothing. Yet in their interviews they often settle for stock answers rather than digging deeper. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Here and elsewhere we see barriers disappear those between genres, cultures and languages become meaningless. Without money to buy instruments, they had to rely on imagination and ingenuity. However, when a natural disaster strikes their country, Favio must find a way to keep the orchestra intact and provide a source of hope for their town.
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