Earthwork poster

Earthwork

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

10.0(1)20111h 33m2

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$100K
Box office
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Language
English
  • artists' life

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Behind the camera

Director

Chris Ordal

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAustin Film Festival25 Oct 2009
    • PremiereSanta Fe Film Festival3 Dec 2009
    • Theatrical20 May 2011

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Earthwork was released on 20 May 2011.

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