One of the most surprising and uplifting docs I caught on the fest circuit last year, Stacey Tenenbaum's
The Art of the Shine showcases shoeshiners from New York to Toronto, and from Tokyo to Sarajevo, where the profession is alternately an artisanal craft, a way to make a buck, a meditative art, a healing practice, and a means of connecting with one's fellow man.
Documentary is thrilled to have had the opportunity to speak with one longtime practitioner of the shine, Kevin Tuohy, founder of A Shine & Co. — soon to be rebranded The Shoeshine Guild — whose master craftwork you can experience for yourself on your next fly through NYC. (Swing by the Delta terminal at LaGuardia.)
To read my interview visit
Documentary magazine.
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