The HBO documentary "Redemption" examines New
York City’s canners — the largely invisible people who survive by
redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and
apartment complexes. Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing
their jobs, now living on the margins of society. The film has been
nominated in the documentary shorts category at this year’s Academy
Awards. We’re joined by co-directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill, both
of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center
based in NYC’s Chinatown.Thursday, January 31, 2013
Redemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans
The HBO documentary "Redemption" examines New
York City’s canners — the largely invisible people who survive by
redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and
apartment complexes. Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing
their jobs, now living on the margins of society. The film has been
nominated in the documentary shorts category at this year’s Academy
Awards. We’re joined by co-directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill, both
of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center
based in NYC’s Chinatown.
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