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MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. With breathtaking sequences, such as the opening tracking shot through an almost endless factory, the filmmakers also extend the narratives of Burtynsky’s photographs, allowing us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste. In the spirit of such environmentally enlightening sleeper-hits as AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH and RIVERS AND TIDES, MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES powerfully shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it, without simplistic judgments or reductive resolutions. AWARDS Best Documentary Feature - Toronto Film Critics Association Best Canadian Feature - Toronto Film Critics Association Best Canadian Feature - Toronto Film Festival Best Documentary - Genie Awards For related resources and a discussion guide visit Influence Film Club's Manufactured Landscapes page .
Original Release
09/09/2006
US Release
06/20/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward Burtynsky | Himself / Self |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward Burtynsky | Himself / Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jennifer Baichwal | Producer |
Lucas Lackner | Producer |
Shana Collier | Producer |
Nicholas de Pencier | Producer |
Richard Hughes | Producer |
Daniel Iron | Producer |
Jeff Powis | Producer |
Paul Scherzer | Producer |
Noah Weinzweig | Producer |