In Excess

IN EXCESS
Feature Documentary

In Excess follows the flow of trash out of Philadelphia and onto a surprising global journey. Illuminating the unseen workers who play a crucial role in keeping a city running on a daily basis, this observational documentary reveals the hidden ecosystems of waste management and the inevitable ways that trash resurfaces long after we’ve tossed it out of our minds.

70 minutes 

Director: Melissa Langer
Producer: Nora Wilkinson
Archival Producer: Caitlin Riggsbee
Editor: Julian Turner
Sound Design: Jonathan Snipes, Christopher Fleeger
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli

Philadelphia | 2025.

World Premiere at Mimesis Film Festival in Boulder, CO on August 9, 2025. Official Selections: 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, 8th Annual Rockaway Film Festival, 18th Annual Science New Wave Film Festival.