Rudder Forum

Filmmaker Andrew Garrison follows Orr as she rides along with Austin sanitation workers on their daily routes to observe and later convince them to perform a most unlikely spectacle. On an abandoned airport runway, two dozen trash collectors and their trucks deliver — for one night only — a stunningly beautiful and moving performance, in front of an audience of thousands, who are awed to discover how in the world a garbage truck can "dance." Choreographer Allison Orr will be present for a Q&A session.SELECTED FESTIVAL AWARDS Special Jury Recognition, SXSW Film FestivalAudience Award, Best Feature, Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalAudience Award, Best Feature, Silverdocs Film FestivalAudience Award, Best Feature Documentary, Cinedans FestBest Feature, Docuwest International Film FestivalCrystal Heart Award for Documentary, Heartland Film FestivalGreen Fire Award, American Conservation Film FestivalAudience Choice, Best Documentary, Sedona Int'l Film Festival Production of TRASH DANCE was made possible in part through the support of the Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust, Humanities TX, Texas Folklife, the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin, and individual donors through Kickstarter and direct support. Distribution of TRASH DANCE supported, in part, by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees-AFSCME, by Charlotte Herzele, and by individual donors.

Arts & Entertainment, General Interest