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Scrap (2022)

Scrap poster
Directed by
Stacey Tenenbaum
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people around the world who find creative uses for discarded scrap objects. Some live in abandoned vehicles while others turn scrap into art or building materials.

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What happens

Scrap is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Stacey Tenenbaum and released in 2022. The film profiles various people around the world whose lives revolve around finding new uses for abandoned scrap objects, such as living in abandoned vehicles or recycling scrap objects into art or building materials. Tenenbaum began production on the film in 2019. The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and was subsequently acquired for broadcast on the Documentary Channel and CBC Gem. The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Katerine Giguère) and Best Original Music in a Documentary (Ramachandra Borcar). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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