He and Alpert were nominated for a 2010 Academy Award for their film '' China 's Unnatural Disaster : The Tears of Sichuan Province '' about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . They were nominated again for a 2013 Academy Award for their film '' Redemption '' about individuals in New York City , known as canners , who survive by collecting cans and bottles from trash and recycling bins and redeeming them for money
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Matthew O'Neill (filmmaker)