Earthwork (2011)
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
Director: Chris Ordal
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John Hawkes as Stan Herd |
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Zach Grenier as The Mayor |
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Bruce MacVittie as Peter B. Kaplan |
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Chris Bachand as Ryan |
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Scott Allegrucci as Andy Weiss |
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Laura Kirk as Janis Herd |
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Charlotte Kyle as Pregnant Woman |
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James McDaniel as Lone Wolf |
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Christie Scanlin Dobson as Nina Kurtz |
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Whitney Wegman-Wood as Pedestrian |
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Brendon Glad as Cage |
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Sam Greenlee as El-Trac |
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Jon Niccum as Joseph Gerringer |
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Jackson Hoy as Young Stan Herd |
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Keaton Hoy as Evan Herd |
| Directing | Chris Ordal | Director |
| Camera | Bruce Francis Cole | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Chris Ordal | Writer |
| Editing | Brad Roszell | Editor |