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A Garbage Story

Olivier Bernier · USA · Documentary · 8 min · ♥︎ 397

Directed by Olivier Bernier · Starring Nick Dimola · 2017

Queens garbage man Nick DiMola has spent 30 years rescuing treasures from the trash, building a private museum of objects left behind by the dead.

A charming portrait of a man who finds history and joy in what others throw away.

Meet Nick DiMola, a bonafide trash connoisseur. He loves his job and he loves garbage. Over 30 years in the garbage business, he has collected a museum’s worth of old and rare items, most of it from the estates of dead p

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