American Shoeshine
| American Shoeshine | |
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| Directed by | |
| Produced by | Sparky Greene |
| Distributed by | Perspective Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
American Shoeshine is a 1975 American short documentary film directed by . It covers the history of shoe shining in the United States, interviews current shoe shiner, and describes rag popping, a form of music made with a shoeshine rag.[1]
Reception[]
In a review in Jump Cut, Robert L. Pest states that the film fails to consider the racist history of rag popping in the presentation of rag popping as art, writing: "Had Greene chosen to confront, or at least acknowledge, the contradictions of this position, American Shoeshine would have been a different, and perhaps better, film. But as it is, American Shoeshine is still a direct and effective portrait of the history and practice of a unique occupation".[1]
American Shoeshine was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[2][3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Pest, Robert L. (April 1978). "American Shoeshine: Rag poppin' for those tips". Jump Cut (17). pp. 9–10.
- ^ "NY Times: American Shoeshine". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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