Shifters

Where to Watch Shifters

Looking to watch 'Shifters' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Juan Downey-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Shifters' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Shifters' right now, here are some details about the flick.

Released , 'Shifters' stars The movie has a runtime of about 28 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Downey examines meanings and interpretations of signs symbols and systems of representation in Western cultural history in the third part of The Thinking Eye series Employing linguistic and semiotic analyses as interpretative systems Downey weaves literary musical art historical and personal references in his study of cultural icons and symbols Using video effects and nonlinear narrative modes Downey creates an associative hall of mirrors of meanings and representations that echoes the elusiveness of his subject Shifters takes its title from the theories of Jacques Lacan a shifter designates the subject of an enunciation but it does not signify it In this fascinating essay Downey plays with the subjectivity of what Leo Steinberg terms the meaningfully ambiguous gestures and signs of art and culture" .