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Don Ward | ... |
Self - Shiner, 47th and 6th, NYC
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Kevin Tuchy | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Jes Middendorf | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Kealani Lada | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Nicholas Mahoney | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Yuya Hasegawa | ... |
Self - Shiner, Brift H
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Vincent Zacharko | ... |
Self - Shiner, The Nite Owl
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Bruce Trembley | ... |
Self - Shiner, Trembley's Shoe Repair
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Sylvia Duran Lopez | ... |
Self - Shiner, Mercado de Flores, La Paz
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Miguel Angel Sumi | ... |
Self - Shiner, 'Balloo' Plaza San Francisco, La Paz
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Ramiz Hasani | ... |
Self - Shiner
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Hom Nguyen | ... |
Self - Shiner
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Pierre-Paul Marie Hofflin | ... |
Self - Shiner, Talon Rouge
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Kylie Oram | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Lance Adams | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Greg Terborg | ... |
Self - Shiner, A Shine & Co.
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Paulus Bolten | ... |
Self - Shiner, Atelier Paulus Bolten
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Irwin Diaz | ... |
Self - Shiner, Atelier Pavan
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David 'Le Cireur' Ysebaert | ... |
Self - Shiner
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Stephen Skippen | ... |
Self - Shiner, Shoeshine UK
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Richard Mortimer | ... |
Self - Shiner, The Jaunty Flanneur
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Laurentu Crasovski | ... |
Self - Shiner, The Jaunty Flanneur
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Tom Beecroft | ... |
Self - Shiner, The Jaunty Flanneur
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Patrick Marleau | ... |
Self - Shiner, Le Valet Cireur
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Mr. Lee | ... |
Self - Shiner, Hong Kong Central
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Ms. Dai | ... |
Self - Shiner, Hong Kong Central
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Directed by
Stacey Tenenbaum |
Written by
Stacey Tenenbaum | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Sergeo Kirby | ... | producer |
Stacey Tenenbaum | ... | producer |
Music by
Tim Rideout |
Cinematography by
Van Royko |
Editing by
Howard Goldberg |
Sound Department
Michel Gauvin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Additional Crew
Li Li | ... | translator |
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The lives of a number of shoe shiners are presented, with a focus on a few working in La Paz, Bolivia, New York City, USA, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tokyo, Japan and Toronto, Canada. The individuals highlighted have different stories that got them into the work, and besides the job in and of itself, the common aspects between these shiners are the realization that general society views the work as being beneath them with many looking through them as people until they get to know them, and that they are all proud of doing the work with the exception of many of those in La Paz who wear a mask while working in understanding that being known as a shoe shiner could place limits on them in that general societal disdain. While there are some who do the work in purely a means to survive in difficult life situations, most chose this job either as an outcome of a personal current situation, as an alternative to what was a previous unsatisfying "other" work life, many in some sort of professional career, or indeed a very conscious choice in wanting to revive what may be considered a dying art. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | People around the world have turned to shoe shining to make a living. These are their stories. Enter their world. You will never look at a shoe shiner the same way. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | CAD420,810 (estimated) |