Olhando os invisíveis: catadores de recicláveis em São Borja

Abstract

The documentary, "Olhando os invisíveis: catadores de recicláveis em São Borja", is the product developed in the Experimental Project as the Final Coursework, presented to the journalism course at Unipampa. The TCC aims to highlight the invisibility and vulnerability of the social group of recyclable waste pickers, having as locus of record the city of São Borja. The making of the documentary is justified by the need to reflect on the reality of the collectors of recyclable materials, the importance of their work in preserving the environment and cleaning up urban areas. From the aesthetic point of view, the documentary narrative produced is of the hybrid type, contemplating the expository, participatory and performative subgenres (NICHOLS, 2012). As methodology, it is used the bibliographical research and the methodology applied to documentary production, especially from Sergio Puccini (2009). As a main result, a 13-minute documentary is presented, which from two characters, Luana and Antônio Carlos, focuses on the working conditions of the recyclable waste pickers in São Borja. Another important aspect to highlight is that the social erasure of the waste pickers begins with the lack of national data and that the existing data is outdated. It is believed that the waste pickers are essential professionals for the preservation of the environment, since they go where the State does not go, that is, they pick waste where the collection services of the municipalities do not reach.