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Painting with Light in a Dark World (2002)

Painting with Light in a Dark World poster
Directed by
Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
Genre
documentary
Country
Australia
Runtime
26 min
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a photographer who takes pictures of the rougher parts of Sydney at night. It shows the process of his work and the people he encounters on the streets.

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What happens

Painting with Light in a Dark World is a 2002 Australian documentary film created by Sascha Ettinger-Epstein. She follows photographer Peter Darren Moyle as he takes pictures of the "darker side of Sydney's streets" It was Ettinger-Epstein debut film and stemmed from a chance meeting at the Matthew Talbot refuge in Woolloomooloo after which she saw his photographs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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