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Shades

Shades

20135.01h 11mNR

Overview

Three young tourists buy a sunglass camera to record their trip to Los Angeles – and get mixed up in a drug deal gone wrong.

Directed by Nick Lawrence
Written by Nick Lawrence, Rachel Tucker
Produced by Nick Lawrence, Rachel Tucker
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Top Cast

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Cj Natoli

Gavin

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Stephen Goodman

Seth

Leland Montgomery

Leland Montgomery

Michael

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Kristine Caluya

Eileen

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Richard Elliot

Viktor

William Guirola

William Guirola

Santiago

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Gera Hermann

Sunglass Salesman

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Sarah Holterman

Floral Shopper

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Zack Kahn

Billy

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Mike Ludwig

Fake Cop

Themes & Keywords

californiadrugsfound footage

About Shades

Shades is a thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of california, drugs, found footage. Directed by Nick Lawrence, it stars Cj Natoli, Stephen Goodman, Leland Montgomery. Three young tourists buy a sunglass camera to record their trip to Los Angeles – and get mixed up in a drug deal gone wrong.

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