Earthwork

Earthwork

93 mins | Drama | May 20, 2011

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

Earthwork

93 mins | Drama | May 20, 2011

Earthwork
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
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title Earthwork
Directors Chris Ordal
Writers

Cast

John Hawkes

as Stan Herd

Zach Grenier

as The Mayor

Bruce MacVittie

as Peter B. Kaplan

Chris Bachand

as Ryan

Scott Allegrucci

as Andy Weiss

Laura Kirk

as Janis Herd

Charlotte Kyle

as Pregnant Woman

James McDaniel

as Lone Wolf

Christie Scanlin Dobson

as Nina Kurtz

Whitney Wegman-Wood

as Pedestrian

Brendon Glad

as Cage

Sam Greenlee

as El-Trac

Jon Niccum

as Joseph Gerringer