Day of tragedy, triumph for docu subject

January 24, 2007 A filmmaker behind "Recycled Life," recognized in the documentary short subject category, had a bittersweet reaction to her Oscar nomination. Recycled" shows how Denning built a school and provided food for kids living in a Guatemala City garbage dump, and docu co-director Leslie Iwerks said Tuesday that she hoped the nomination will help further "Hanley's legacy of work on behalf of the poor and suffering. Iwerks called Denning's death "really tragic as Hanley was such an amazing person with so much energy and spirit."

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