Opting for nothing less than an examination of the purpose and philosophy of 21st century labour -- in short, how and why do we work in an era of automation and disposable consumerism? -- Stacey Tenenbaum's re-evaluation of the humble shoe shiner smashes any and all Dickensian or Jim Crow notions of the trade with smiles and (mostly joyful) tears. She travels the globe, from Times Square to La Paz, Bolivia and from Sarajevo to Etobicoke to assess the evolution of the most local of services: cleaning and burnishing shoe leather in a public space. Shiners addresses socioeconomic hot buttons issues of the day, such as race, class, ecology, automation of labour, addiction, politics and human dignity. But, it is first and foremost a character study...
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- 5/5/2017
- Screen Anarchy
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Premiering at this year’s Hot Docs Festival, “Shiners” directed by Stacey Tenenbaum illustrates a tender humanity to the life of shoe shiners.
What creates another layer of interest to the film, besides its wholly unique topic, is the variance of opinion as to what shoe shining means to each individual. Some love the job, some use it as a way to make ends meet with the hope for better lives for their children, and some believe it to be an art form that is underappreciated.
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The beginning of our exclusive trailer for the new doc opens with one man taking thoughtful time before actually shining the shoes. He prepares them and places wooden supports in them before he actually begins the process of cleaning them.
As the trailer progresses and the...
What creates another layer of interest to the film, besides its wholly unique topic, is the variance of opinion as to what shoe shining means to each individual. Some love the job, some use it as a way to make ends meet with the hope for better lives for their children, and some believe it to be an art form that is underappreciated.
Read More: ‘Manic’ Trailer: A Woman Explores Her Father’s Multiple Identities in Eye-Opening Hot Docs Documentary — Watch
The beginning of our exclusive trailer for the new doc opens with one man taking thoughtful time before actually shining the shoes. He prepares them and places wooden supports in them before he actually begins the process of cleaning them.
As the trailer progresses and the...
- 4/3/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
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