''Recycled Life'' is a 2006 American short

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

directed by

Leslie Iwerks Leslie Iwerks () is an American producer, director, and writer. She is daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Disney Legend Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. She has directe ...

. It relays the story of a massive toxic landfill near Guatemala City, and the local residents who scavenge there to eke out their meager living. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short.

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* * 2006 films 2006 short documentary films 2006 independent films American short documentary films American independent films Films directed by Leslie Iwerks Documentary films about poverty 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub