Rummaging by means of metropolis trash for hours and miles, New York’s gleaners collect and recycle soda cans for a nickel apiece. The tales they inform are filled with humor, violence, tragedy, and resilience. As Kirchheimer’s documentary reveals, nevertheless, their tireless labor is ignored or scorned, however for the occasional doorman or Good Samaritan who chooses to lend his hand reasonably than avert his gaze.
