Democrats of the Red Rocks
Sedona Recycles
and the Sierra Club
Invite the Public
to a
Free Screening of “GARBAGE DREAMS”
Information about this film is all over the internet; one can view the trailer at www.garbagedreams.com and in addition, see all the awards it has won so far.
This film tells a coming-of-age story of three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in Cairo’s largest garbage village. Their community, suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, embarks on a journey to turn their century-old recycling trade into a 21st century green job. Each teen-aged boy is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
While their means of survival may seem lowly, a closer look at this primarily Coptic Christian community reveals that something greater is going on. Here, in the most unlikely of places, the urban poor and some innovative young environmentalists are bringing about environmental change in an age of global warming.
The film aims to demonstrate the true value of trash and the cost of throwing out the expertise of the Zaballeen, Egypt’s “garbage people,” who recycle 80% of everything they collect.
Bring your own snacks and drinks.
Note new time and place:
Thursday March 11, 2010, 6:00pm
Sedona Public Library
3250 White Bear Road, W. Sedona
