Earthwork (2009)
A tractor his brush. The crops his paint. New York City his Canvas.
93 min
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
- Release date
- May 20, 2011
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $100,000
Trailer
Cast
- John Hawkes as Stan Herd
- Bruce MacVittie as Peter B Kaplan
- Chris Bachand as Ryan
- Scott Allegrucci as Andy Weiss
- Bob Augelli as Uninterested patron
- Everett Dexter as DeWayne Herd
- Tecia Esposito as Kaplan's cool chick
- Brendon Glad as Cage
- Sam Greenlee as El-Trac
- Zach Grenier as Mayor
Crew
- Chris Ordal · Director
- Chris Ordal · Writer
- Greg Barry · Producer
- Brendon Glad · Producer
- Chris Ordal · Producer
- Brad Roszell · Producer
- Bruce Francis Cole · Cinematographer
- Brad Roszell · Editor
- Shannon Schmitt · Editor
- Ruben Arana-Downs · Production designer