Earthwork
A tractor his brush. The crops his paint. New York City his Canvas.
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
Directed by Chris Ordal · Written by Chris Ordal
Cast
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John Hawkes Stan Herd -
Zach Grenier The Mayor -
Bruce MacVittie Peter B. Kaplan - Chris Bachand Ryan
- Scott Allegrucci Andy Weiss
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Laura Kirk Janis Herd - Charlotte Kyle Pregnant Woman
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James McDaniel Lone Wolf - Christie Scanlin Dobson Nina Kurtz
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Whitney Wegman-Wood Pedestrian - Brendon Glad Cage
- Sam Greenlee El-Trac
Make it a double feature
3h 50m together
Earthwork
The Lives of Others
A close match in mood and era.
