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Shadows (2000)

Shadows poster
Original title
Anino
Directed by
Raymond Red
Genre
drama
Country
Philippines
Runtime
13 min
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor photographer tries to earn money with his camera in the streets. His day goes wrong when an older man chases him and a boy steals his camera.

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What happens

Anino (English: Shadows) is a 2000 Philippine drama short film produced, written, shot and co-edited, and directed by Raymond Red. The film follows a photographer living in poverty, hoping to make money by taking pictures with his camera but his day takes an unexpected turn when the older man chases onto him for making his way while a street boy steals his camera. Anino won the Short Film Palme d'Or award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, the first Filipino film to receive this award at Cannes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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