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About the Film

Three diverse cab drivers navigate the city at night in this dreamlike meditation on trust, chance and the transformative power of human connection. Featuring one Indo-Canadian, one woman and one Chinese-Canadian, their stories intersect to expose the tensions of race and class that simmer under the surface of our cities. But through it all, their experiences reveal moments of insight, humour and emotion possible between strangers.


Details

Director: Jean Parsons, Jennifer Chiu

Cast: Mayan Mehta, Pam Kearns, Mike Kao, Jean Parsons, Ami Sangha, Darcy Broatch, Danny Singh, Randy Sangha, Francesca Percival, Quentin Benedetti, Anne Trudel, Kate Sangha, Jordan Hudson, Luis Mello, Caitlyn Beattie

Country of Origin: Canada

Year: 2016

Language: English

Awards: BC Ignite Award for Outstanding Female Key Creative, VIFF 2016

Credits

Producer: Jean Parsons, Jennifer Chiu

Executive Producer: Jean Parsons, Jennifer Chiu, Mike Dinsmore

Director of Photography: Mike Dinsmore

Editor: Aynsley Baldwin

Camera Assistant: Natalina Percival

Drone Pilot: Amiel DeGuzman

Production Assistant: Natalina Percival, Darcy Broatch

Sound Design and Mix: Max Greening

Composer: Tyler Fedchuck

Colourist: Aerlan Barrett

Titles Designer: Natalina Percival


Director

Jennifer Chiu, Jessica Parsons headshot

Jennifer Chiu

Jennifer Chiu is an award-winning writer, director, producer and documentary researcher living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her films have screened at festivals around the world including DOK Leipzig, Edinburgh Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Mill Valley Film Festival, and the Vancouver International Film Festival. She is currently in post-production writing and directing her first feature documentary, Clan of the Painted Lady.

Jean Parsons

Jean Parsons is an award-winning writer, director and producer living and working on S,DÁYES (Pender Island) in the waters of the Salish Sea. Working across both creative documentary and scripted, her films have screened globally at festivals including Nouveau Cinéma, DOK Leipzig, Edinburgh International Film Festival and the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York.