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Shoes (2012)

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Original title
Туфельки
Directed by
Konstantin Fam
Country
Poland
Runtime
19 min
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This short film follows a pair of shoes as they move through different hands and places during the time of the Holocaust. It is the first part of a trilogy remembering those who suffered.

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What happens

Shoes is a 2012 international short film directed, written and produced by Konstantin Fam. The film is the result of a joint effort by professional team from Russia, the USA, the Czech Republic, Poland, France, Belarus and Ukraine. The film is the first novel of the film trilogy "Witnesses" dedicated to the memory of victims of the Holocaust. It was the only nominee from Russia for the Academy Awards in the short film category in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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