The Waste Commons
61 mins
The Waste Commons reveals the intricate lifeworlds and recycling networks built by waste pickers since 1968 at Dakar’s dump, Mbeubeuss. Adja and Zidane, two waste pickers who are emerging as leaders contesting the erasure of their community, guide us through the dump’s material, social, and spiritual worlds.
Rosalind Fredericks
Director
Sarita West
Director
Mamadou Dia
Producer
Maba Ba
Producer
Pierre LeCompte
Cinematography
Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy
Cinematography
Evelyn Franks
Editor
Pape Armand Boye
Original Music Composer
Ousmane Diouf Sané
Translator
Ousmane Diouf Sané
Production Assistant