The documentary “Catador” talks to waste pickers of Rio de Janeiro as they prepare for a dump to close

The documentary “Catador“, meaning “Waste Picker”, which explores the struggle of the 246 waste pickers of Gericinó, in Rio de Janeiro, as they face the closure of the dump that has sustained them and their families. The documentary was made by Professor Andrew Mills of Northwestern University (United States) with students from the same university in Qatar.