2025 · 1h 1m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The Waste Commons reveals the intricate lifeworlds and recycling networks built by waste pickers since 1968 at Dakar’s dump, Mbeubeuss. Adja and Zidane, two waste pickers who are emerging as leaders contesting the erasure of their community, guide us through the dump’s material, social, and…
Director: Rosalind Fredericks, Sarita West
Music by: Pape Armand Boye
Cinematography: Pierre LeCompte, Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy
Editor: Evelyn Franks