2023 WHAM Festival: 9 Muses Portrait Exhibition by Margaret Mendel
2023 WHAM Festival: 9 Muses Portrait Exhibition by Margaret Mendel
Wed, Mar 1, 7:00 PM
The Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside • New York, NY
Free
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Film - Shiners, with Mercedes: Portrait of Street Sweeper
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Location
Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street New York, NY 10003
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Refund Policy
No Refunds
Description
N.Y. PREMIERE
Shiners
Stacey Tenenbaum
Canada | 2016 | 78 min
In the presence of filmmaker Stacey Tenenbaum
Take a journey around the world to learn about one of its most overlooked professions. Meet men and women from Tokyo, La Paz, New York, Toronto and Sarajevo who have devoted their lives to cleaning our shoes. A character-driven documentary, Shiners introduces you to people and their families who have a valuable lesson to teach about job satisfaction, and in turn, life satisfaction.
See website for more details and images.
Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x678n0p
Preceded by:
N.Y. PREMIERE
Mercedes: Portrait of Street Sweeper
Amie Williams & Meena Nanji
USA| 2016 | 8 min
Spanish with English subtitles
In the final months before the embargo is lifted, Mercedes works as a street sweeper in Old Havana and shares her life and dreams.
See website for more details and images.
Check out the Festival Trailer here.