Scrap (film)

Scrap
Directed byStacey Tenenbaum
Written byStacey Tenenbaum
Produced byStacey Tenenbaum
CinematographyKaterine Giguère
Edited byHoward Goldberg
Music byRamachandra Borcar
Production
company
H2L Productions
Release date
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Scrap is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Stacey Tenenbaum and released in 2022.[1] The film profiles various people around the world whose lives revolve around finding new uses for abandoned scrap objects, such as living in abandoned vehicles or recycling scrap objects into art or building materials.[2]

Tenenbaum began production on the film in 2019.[3]

The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[1] and was subsequently acquired for broadcast on the Documentary Channel and CBC Gem.[4]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Katerine Giguère) and Best Original Music in a Documentary (Ramachandra Borcar).[5]

  1. ^ a b Mike Cohen, "Native West Islander Stacey Tenenbaum takes a poetic look at the incredible transformation of 'Scrap' in new documentary". The Suburban, April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Madeline Lines, "Scrappy Ideas". Point of View, August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Stacey Tenenbaum gets to work on Scrap". Playback, October 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Bill Brownstein, "Brownstein: Montreal director finds gold in the metal scrap heap". Montreal Gazette, October 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.