Landfill harmonic 2015 directed by graham townsley. To learn more about the film landfill harmonic, click here the cello, and hundreds of other instruments like it, were created by a man named don cola, who lives and works in a shack beside the. This film festival favorite follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical. Landfill harmonic is a beautiful story about the transformative power of music, which also highlights two vital issues of our times. When favio chavez and luis szaran came to cateura to start a music school, they realized that they had more students than instruments. Landfill harmonic a film about inspiring dreams one note at a time posted on september 19, 2012 by landfillharmonicmovie landfill harmonic is an upcoming featurelength documentary about a remarkable orchestra from a remote village in paraguay, where its young musicians play with instruments made from trash. Landfill harmonic stylized as land f illharmonic is a 2015 documentary film directed by brad allgood and graham townsley.
Mar 24, 2015 today the kids of the orchestra are doing the same through music. After going viral, the paraguayan orchestra is thrust into the global spotlight and must navigate a strange new world of arenas and soldout concerts. A documentary readymade to get you smiling and celebrating the power of the human spirit, landfill harmonic is an introduction to the world of the recycled orchestra of. Formed in 2012, the orchestra has performed internationally with stevie wonder and the american heavy. Those who live with it and from it are the poor like the people of cateura, paraguay. Still, the children of landfill harmonic are wonderful to watch. The landfill harmonic orchestra gets its name from the word philharmonic, which means music loving. Follow the lives of a garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of children from a. When natural disaster strikes paraguay, the orchestra struggles to keep itself intact and provide a source of hope for their town. Landfill harmonic originally recognized the contribution of sounds of the earth from 2006 to 2012.
Landfill harmonic movie reflection worksheet recycled. The recycled orchestra perform after landfill harmonic screening duration. Chavez brings his love of music and a passion for social change to the kids of cateura, a town outside the capital of paraguay that is built upon a landfill. In effect, the filmmakers dramatically altered the trajectory of this reallife cinderella story by reporting it. This is landfill harmonic movie teaser by landfill harmonic on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Recycled orchestra and nj youth orchestra playing together at trinity church in manhattan. Aug 25, 2016 a truly inspiring film that has the ability to make you feel just about every emotion all wrapped up in only a short 1 hour and 25 minutes, landfill harmonic is a perfect watch for anyone and all ages. This documentary follows the orchestra as it takes its inspiring spectacle of trashintomusic around the world. Sep 22, 2016 the documentary landfill harmonic is a welcome look behind the recycled orchestras inspirational headlines and their occasionally loose grasp of detail. In the course of filming landfill harmonic, the filmmakers drew attention to the orchestra, which then became an international media sensation that was invited to perform in brazil, north america and europe. Some questions ask students to reflect on what they have in common with the students of the recycled orchestra.
Some questions ask students to reflect on what they have in common with the students of the recycled orchestra and what kind of differences they have. A truly inspiring film that has the ability to make you feel just about every emotion all wrapped up in only a short 1 hour and 25 minutes, landfill harmonic is a perfect watch for anyone and all ages. This product is a reflection worksheet that can be used after viewing the movie landfill harmonic about the recycled orchestra of cateura. Landfill harmonic is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Teaser of the upcoming documentary film landfill harmonic. Music rises from the garbage heap in the stirring documentary. Alejandra amarillalandfill harmonic follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. Landfill harmonic is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. These are the instruments crafted by nicolas, a recycler with no previous experience making musical instruments, living handtomouth by the garbage dump in catuera, paraguay. Teacher fabio chavez leads a childrens orchestra in a slum built upon garbage. Landfill harmonic 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Landfill harmonic follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. Using instruments made from landfill garbage, the recycled orchestra turns trash into music. This documentary follows an unlikely orchestra in an impoverished community in paraguay.
Under the guidance of idealistic music director favio chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange new world of arenas and soldout concerts. The world generates about a billion tons of garbage a year. To have nothing is not an excuse for doing nothing, says favio chavez. Kids living in a slum built on a landfill in paraguay create an orchestra with the. The cateura landfill in asuncion, paraguay, is a truly vast dump that, were told, supports around 2,500 families. Rodolfo maderostory concept and executive produced by. This film festival favorite follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trashintomusic around the world, we follow the lives of a garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of children from a paraguayan slum. Apr 09, 2017 world citizen artists award recipients 2017. Watch the kids interpreting the star wars theme song after the premier of the rise of skywalker in asuncion, paraguay. Beyond funding postproduction work, the additional money will help finance a world tour for the orchestra, and an expansion of what has come to be known as the landfill harmonic movement.
The recycled orchestra of cateura plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. Under the guidance of idealistic music director favio chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange new world of arenas. Today the kids of the orchestra are doing the same through music. Inspired by this initiative and creativity, maestro luis szaran, director of sounds of the earth, formed a. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight.
Sep 09, 2016 still, the children of landfill harmonic are wonderful to watch. Thanks to the resourcefulness of cola, a cateurian garbage picker, an orchestra came together, now featuring. The documentary landfill harmonic is a welcome look behind the recycled orchestras inspirational headlines and their occasionally loose grasp of detail. Landfill harmonic 2016 music director favio chavez guides the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. May 15, 2018 this product is a reflection worksheet that can be used after viewing the movie landfill harmonic about the recycled orchestra of cateura. Landfill harmonic pittsburgh international childrens film. Theyre the stars of a new documentary film, landfill harmonic, which explores their extraordinary daytoday lives.
Mar 18, 2015 directed by brad allgood, graham townsley, juliana penarandaloftus. Kids living in a slum built on a landfill in paraguay create an orchestra made of trash, the recycled orchestra, and tour the world, finally realizing their wil. Unable to afford traditional instruments they instead create all of their instruments from trash. Landfill harmonic 2015 directed by graham townsley, brad.
Meet some of the incredible youngsters from paraguay experiencing the power of music in the recycled orchestra, playing on instruments made from rubbish. Brad allgood and graham townsley landfill harmonic. Nov 17, 2012 landfill harmonic follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group who live next to one of south americas largest landfills. In paraguay, the current administrative director of the orchestra is reported to the prosecution for alleged lack of transparency with donations. When i heard the premise for landfill harmonic in an email i received, i expected it to be a more depressing documentary than it turned out to be. Landfill harmonic landfill harmonic trailer facebook. Kids living in a slum built on a landfill in paraguay create the recycled orchestra. Landfill harmonic 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Sep 08, 2016 a documentary readymade to get you smiling and celebrating the power of the human spirit, landfill harmonic is an introduction to the world of the recycled orchestra of cateura. Landfill harmonic official trailer 1 2016 documentary youtube.
A cello made from an oil can and pieces of wood thrown in the garbage. Deceptive cadence an upcoming documentary highlights an extraordinary orchestra in paraguay, whose young members play instruments made out of. Landfill harmonic follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group who live next to one of south americas largest landfills. Landfill harmonic pittsburgh international childrens. A section in which david ellefson, bassist for the metal band megadeth, comes to visit them is downright adorable. Watch landfill harmonic online vimeo on demand on vimeo. May, 20 beyond funding postproduction work, the additional money will help finance a world tour for the orchestra, and an expansion of what has come to be known as the landfill harmonic movement. The film is a testimony to the transformative power of music and the. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global. Were partnering with the new museumlab from the childrens. Landfill harmonic curriculum paraguay journeys in film. Award winning documentary film about the recycled orchestra of cateura, paraguay. In landfill harmonic, one persons trash is a childs violin.
Landfill harmonic landfill harmonic is an upcoming. Landfill harmonic follows the recycled orchestra of cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group who live next to one of south americas largest. Its not often a movie gets 100% on rotten tomatoes. It stars and tells the story of paraguayan music teacher favio chavez and his recycled orchestra of cateura, a childrens orchestra in paraguay which performs with materials recycled from a trash landfill near asuncion. Landfill harmonic is a story about the recycled orchestra.
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