SHIFT FOCUS
Shift Focus
(2008) Length 00:50:00
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Rodrigo Moreno seems to have it all. He’s a wedding photographer who spends much of his professional life shooting lavish destination weddings where money is no object. He has a beautiful wife, a nice home and two mini dogs. Yet, something is missing. Rodrigo is haunted by memories of his troubled youth in an inner city neighbourhood popularly called ‘The Jungle’. He returns with the idea of finding some answers and starts a photography club to provide a creative outlet for the young people whom he befriends.
In a surprising turn of events, the club catches the attention of Teresa, an animal lover who saved a captured monkey in Peru. She takes him to the real jungle – the Amazon. Here Rodrigo meets Carlos, a biologist, devoted to preserving the rainforest and Ronaldo, a young boy who is crazy about his butterflies. Rodrigo’s stunning lens captures the people, and a way of life on the brink of extinction.
Shift Focus is one man’s photographic journey that gives permanency to people in two very different jungles.
FILM CREDITS
Produced and Directed by
Lalita Krishna
Directors of Photography
Zoe Dirse
John M. Tran
Narrator
Cynthia West
Angelica Elizondo
Additional Camera
Stefan Randstrom
Daniel Grant
Lalita Krishna
Karen Suzuki
Camera Assistant
Scott Burton
Sound Recordist
Peter Sawade
Mike Filippov
Editor
Karen Shopsowitz
Online Editor
Don Johnston
Original Music Compose by
Edgardo Moreno
Production Co-ordinator
Julia Chan
Production Assistant
Annie Joe
Vanessa Jung
Business Affairs
Del Mehes
Graphics
Ervan Cunanan
Photos by
Rodrigo Moreno
Additional Stills
Teresa Gonzalez
Moreno Family
Audio MIx Engineer
Ric Jurgens
Record Engineer
Stephan Traub
Dialogue Editor
Adam Axbey
Sound Editor
Jason Crowe
Post Production Facilities
lmarion Inc
Crunch Recording Group Toronto Inc
Translation and Subtitles
Juan Baquero
Transcriptions
Annie Jo
Flavia Wong
Liz Walker
Ashley Jane
Christine Pagulayan
Ainslie Thomas
Vanessa Jung
Marcus Matyas
Special Thanks to:
The Moreno Family
The Aiken Family
Teresa Gonsalez
URKU Estadios Amazonicos
Mark Fast & Jay Wheatley
Amazon Footage Courtesy
TCentro para la Biodiversidad y Espiritualidad
Andino Amazonica
Produced in Association with
OMNI Television
For Rogers
Vicki Giannace
Paritosh Mehta
Alain Strati
Lisa Warner
Madeline Ziniak
Produced with the participation of
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Government of Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit
Andino Amazonica