When the Light's Red
Short Films
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Directed by Keith Wilson • Documentary • 2008 • 11 minutes
What do you do when you're stopped at an intersection and someone with a sign asks you for money? Do you give them some or do you stare straight ahead pretending they're not there? How do you sum up a person in the span of a red light?
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