Shadows (2000)

In Manila, a solitary man from a far-away province lives in poverty. The only thing he has is a camera, and he stays at churches hoping people will hire him to take their photographs. During one day, he has three encounters that change his life: the first, with a smooth-talking young man who's standing by the church door who berates him for wasting his life in church, the second with a boy who offers to take his picture, and the third with a Mercedes-driving man who's been stuck in traffic and has no patience left. Is there any deliverance from the soullessness of the city?

Released Nov. 9, 2000 12 min None+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.car-horn, imdb.man-in-black, imdb.squatter, imdb.traffic-jam, imdb.shorts + 28 more, imdb.polluted-river, imdb.luxury-car, imdb.hunger, imdb.bribe, imdb.police-officer, imdb.prayer, imdb.church, imdb.camera, imdb.photographer, imdb.photograph, imdb.boy, imdb.car, imdb.street, imdb.poverty, imdb.society, imdb.restaurant, imdb.irony, imdb.injustice, imdb.hypocrisy, imdb.contrast, imdb.arrest, imdb.thief, imdb.philippines, imdb.gun, imdb.beating, imdb.anger, imdb.independent-film, awards.festival-cannes-winner