Garbage Dreams
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mai Iskander
Dahna Abourahme
Younes Abouyoub
Ryan Adams
Silvana Akladios
Mostafa Ali
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen - Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
Director
Mai Iskander
Crew
Dahna Abourahme
Younes Abouyoub
Ryan Adams
Silvana Akladios
Mostafa Ali
Waleed Almusharaf
Hoda Attal
Hamdi Attia
Robert Austin
Becca Bender
Matt Breitenbach
Haydee Cepin
Jessica Clendenen-hellman
Caroline Colon
Christine Cuk
Gene Curley
Ghada Daoud
Nicolette Dekens
Ahmad Diab
Lee Eaton
Dashiell Eckman
Janine Z Elgamal
Christina Eliopoulos
Nancy Elkhatib
Mohamed Elrawady
Brian Fleischman
John Fry
Jannat Gargi
Angie Gomez
Matthew Gordon
Kia Grant
Hisham Hagmer
Kate Hirson
Kate Hirson
Tabrina Lea Hughes
Ahmed Ibrahim
Mai Iskander
Mai Iskander
Shahira Issa
Tara Jacobson
Karem Kamel
Fady Kerko
Ben Laffin
Gerry Lano
Sabir Mahmoud
Colleen Mckay
Dow Mckeever
Dow Mckeever
Dave Meneses
Raz Mesinai
Claudia Miller
Marsha Moore
Rafael Moses
Kari Mulholland
Marwa Nabil
Paul O'connor
Stephanie Perdomo
Heidi Reinberg
Greg Reitman
Jessica Reynolds
Jessica Reynolds
Mira Riad
Brian Richman
Vincent Roma
Bryan Rosenbum
Waleed Saad
Wael Omar Sayedalahi
Sarah Seigel
Tiffany Shauer
Ana Swank
Nessi Tahan
Marichelle Tanang
Tom Tomlinson
Matt Troyansky
Lynn True
Brian Vancho
Chris Westlake
Titi Yu
Khalid Zaid
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2009 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Winner of the 2009 Humanitas Award by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
Winner of the Muhr Arab Documentaries Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States December 2009
Released in United States March 2009
Released in United States Winter January 6, 2010
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Muhr Arabic Documentary) December 9-16, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition/Documentary Films) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Documentary Feature Competition) March 13-21, 2009.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition/Documentary Films) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States Winter January 6, 2010 (New York City)
Released in United States March 2009 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Documentary Feature Competition) March 13-21, 2009.)
Released in United States December 2009 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Muhr Arabic Documentary) December 9-16, 2009.)
