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Earthwork poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.8 / 100
2009·Drama·1h 33m

EARTHWORK

“A tractor his brush. The crops his paint. New York City his Canvas.”

In 1994, real-life crop artist Stan Herd traveled from Kansas to Manhattan's Upper West Side to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre artwork was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Stan recruited a number of homeless individuals living in the tunnel to become his crew. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with a myriad of difficulties in bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs his art exacted upon his life. In the process, he unexpectedly encountered the true meaning of his art and it's ultimate, lasting rewards

Above the Line
Chris Ordal·DirectorChris Ordal·WriterBruce Francis Cole·Director of PhotographyBrad Roszell·Editor
Cast
John Hawkes·Stan HerdZach Grenier·The MayorBruce MacVittie·Peter B. KaplanChris Bachand·RyanScott Allegrucci·Andy WeissLaura Kirk·Janis HerdCharlotte Kyle·Pregnant WomanJames McDaniel·Lone WolfChristie Scanlin Dobson·Nina KurtzWhitney Wegman-Wood·Pedestrian
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(4 credits)
Directing· 1
Chris Ordal·Director
Writing· 1
Chris Ordal·Writer
Camera· 1
Bruce Francis Cole·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Brad Roszell·Editor
By the Numbers
77.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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