Earthwork

May 20, 2011

1h 33m

★ 10.0

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Earthwork Trailers

Cast

Stan Herd

John Hawkes

The Mayor

Zach Grenier

Peter B. Kaplan

Bruce MacVittie

Ryan

Chris Bachand

Andy Weiss

Scott Allegrucci

Janis Herd

Laura Kirk

Pregnant Woman

Charlotte Kyle

Lone Wolf

James McDaniel

Nina Kurtz

Christie Scanlin Dobson

Pedestrian

Whitney Wegman-Wood

Cage

Brendon Glad

El-Trac

Sam Greenlee

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