Garbage Dreams

Synopsis

“Garbage Dreams” follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world’s largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is home to 60,000 Zabbaleen (Arabic for “garbage people”). Far ahead of any modern “Green” initiatives, the Zabbaleen survive by recycling 80% of the garbage they collect. Face to face with the globalization of their trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.

Director Biography

Producer, director and cinematographer based in New York, “Garbage Dreams” is Mai’s directorial debut. As a cinematographer, Mai has worked on TV shows for A&E, PBS, LOGO and has filmed numerous dramatics (“Roof Sex”) and commercials. Mai started her career working as a camera assistant for the Academy Award Nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek (“Amadeus”, “Ragtime”). She graduated from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film Production and a BA in Economics.