The Mountain Thief is the first narrative feature film that was shot in the garbage-collecting town of Promised Land and Urban, Payatas in the Philippines where the living conditions are possibly the most horrific in the world. It was also the first film that was made with a cast culled from the scavengers of a garbage-collecting town, from the graduates of the town’s only acting workshop. The Director instituted the workshop in December of 2004. A micro-philanthropy project called Mount Hope Project was initiated by the filmmakers to help the scavengers who acted in the film.
WEBSITE: http://www.mountainthief.com/
Movies
An official selection of the prestigious 2008 IFP Narrative Rough Cut Lab.
THE MOUNTAIN THIEF- (Currently in post-production).
SYNOPSIS: In a world of monstrous mountains of trash, a family confronts their ultimate fight for survival as they seek refuge and redemption from war and hunger.
THE MOUNTAIN THIEF- "A Life Of Hope" Trailer
Who I'd like to meet:
WEBSITE: www.mountainthief.com
I would like to NETWORK with social issues groups and individuals concerned with social issues to exchange ideas with how to get the word out for THE MOUNT HOPE PROJECT, a project to finish the film and help the scavengers who acted in this film.
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