Salvage

With a massive, unrestricted salvage area, the Yellowknife dump is one of the last and largest open dumps in North America. People from all walks of life go there, to search for everything from tools to clothes to home décor. Salvage follows a group of passionate salvagers over five years as the dump evolves and eventually succumbs to the inexorable efforts of city bureaucrats to subject it to sensible regulations and controls. As the dump loses its central place in the town’s civic and social life, the salvagers become increasingly irrelevant. This loss has seismic implications, both for this community of residents, and the identity of Yellowknife itself.





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Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

photo of Amy C. Elliott

Credits

Director:

Amy C. Elliott

Producer:

Elizabeth Donius

Cinematographer:

Amy C. Elliott

Editor:

Amy C. Elliott, Sabrina Zanella-Foresi

Music:

Bill Staines

Principal Cast:

Walt Humphries, Velma Sterenberg, Tony Whitford, Dwayne Wohlgemuth, Al Shearing, Diane Baldwin

Additional Credits:

Associate Producer: Michele Meek, Co Producer: Mike Scholtz

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Amy C. Elliott
Freewheeling Heyday Productions
amy@ace-photography.com
646-238-0028

Publicity Contact:

Amy C. Elliott
filmmakers@salvagemovie.com
646-238-0028

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2019
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56:45 mins