Carretera Cartonera: Discover the World of Cartonera Publishers
(Carretera cartonera)
Marta Mancusi, Anna Trento | Documentary
2016 | 37 minutes | Italy
Carretera Cartonera travel across Latin America to understand Cartonera book production. What they find is a diverse and vast array of citizens and cooperatives committed to using literary production as a means of fighting for social justice, economic equality, and a more sustainable world.
Synopsis
Carretera Cartonera: Discover the World of Cartonera Publishers chronicles the road trip of the filmmakers as they travel across Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile) to understand Cartonera book production. What they find is a diverse and vast array of citizens and cooperatives committed to using literary production as a means of fighting for social justice, economic equality, and a more sustainable world.
Cartonera publishers (editoriales cartoneras) are proponents of the salvage economy. They handcraft their books out of recycled materials, often bought straight from Cartoneros, people who make their living by collecting cardboard and selling it to recycling plants. This method not only allows unknown authors to be published but also supports environmental sustainability and thedemocratization of literature by involving the help of Cartoneros in the production process and making the books available to people at prices significantly lower than those of conventional publishing houses.
The books are composed of photocopies bounded by hand into cardboard covers. Each cover is hand embellished, making every copy a beautiful unique artistic and literary object.
The phenomenon of Cartonera publishers began in Argentina in 2003 as a response to the country’s economic crisis. It has, since then, expanded to the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
Reviews
"A fascinating subject that touches multiple bases at once: socioeconomic struggles, publishing, entrepreneurship, contemporary Latin American society, and sustainable business practices. Highly recommended." — P. Hall, Video Librarian
Citation
Main credits
Mancusi, Marta (filmmaker)
Trento, Anna (filmmaker)
Other credits
Music, Pillow.
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Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Economics + Social Class Issues
Education
Environment + Sustainability
Labor Studies
Latin American Studies
Literature
Religion + Spirituality
Short Films
Sociology
South America
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Euganea Film Festival
Antartica International Film Festival of Environment and Sustainability
Festival of Political Cinema by Women
Detour Film Festival
Sembrando Cine Film Festival
12 Months Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Marta Mancusi, Anna Trento
NATIONALITY: Italy
YEAR: 2016
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish; Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
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