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4 <br /> <br /> FreshkillsPark. At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park <br />and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years. The basic framework of the <br />plan integrates three separate systems—programming (for social, cultural and physical activity), <br />wildlife (richly diverse habitats for wildlife, birds, and plant communities), and circulation (an <br />expansive network of paths, recreational waterweays, and enhanced access). For more <br />information, see http://www.nycgovparks.org/park-features/freshkills-park <br />“Waste Land” featured in FullFrame Fest. At the story’s center is Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, <br />who likes to use “stuff” to create art. At the beginning of Waste Land we learn that Muniz, <br />originally from Sao Paulo and now living in Brooklyn, is about to embark on his new project: he <br />will move to Jardim Gramacho, an outpost of Rio de Janeiro that’s home to drug dealers, <br />squalor, widespread poverty, and the world’s largest landfill. His objective: to construct a new <br />body of work—from the dump. For more information, see <br />http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/wasteland <br />Landfill Harmonic. In the barrios of Paraguay, a humble garbage picker uses his ingenuity to <br />craft instruments out of recycled materials—and a youth orchestra is born. Music arises and <br />children find new dreams. For more information about this documentary film, see <br />http://www.creative