A
Bongo Reef Pictures
Production
Four writers. Four
stories. One Taxi.
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In
the back of a London Taxi, the driver bears witness to four separate
encounters. A
couple discuss their chess moves on the way to the hospital. A woman leaves her
husband for her lover. A man debates his life with his inner woman. And a spotty
teen boy waits to take his girlfriend to Prom night. Ordinary people, ordinary lives. He’s not here to judge them, he’s just here to drive. |
Filmed 1-2 March 2008 in the
Using the Sony PMW EX1 HD solid state camcorder
Taxi received honorable mention placement for
The
HDFEST Deffie Award
for Best Foreign HD Short Film.
“…We wanted to let
you know that the screening of your film in NYC was
a success. Your film looked completed beautiful projected in HD. People
really
loved the film.
Numerous people mentioned it was one of
their favorites. Your screening was popular amongst our selections…”
“…The festival's criteria for short films to be judged in the festival were
very rigid this year. Taxi wow'ed people and flew through the committees
and judging process
with flying colors…”
Taxi: New Information
by Jim Hawkins
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Watch the Film |
Stories
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Playing Against the Clock By Howard Rayner |
A couple on their way to the hospital use
chess to take their mind off impending doom. Will they lose the baby? Connie – Angela Bull Marty – Jamie Darling |
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New Information By Eleanor Tucker |
She’s left her husband for her lover, but she
discovers she knows nothing about him. Stop the cab! Tony – Nick Ewans Fiona – Raewyn Lippert |
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Nick By Paul May |
Ever had a dialogue with your inner woman?
Should Nick make the change? Nick – James Parsons Nicola – Anna Savva |
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Billy the Lad By Harriet Barbir |
Prom night and she’s only gone and turned up in a black cab. Billy – Tom Mangham Nikki – Robyn Bosworth-Davies |
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Cab Driver – Steve Hart |
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Crew
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Director – Paul Olding DoP – Mark Langton Music – Jim Hawkins Hair&Makeup – Karon Mathers Script Editor – Andrea Olding Post Production Manager – Alan Pritt Dubbing Mixer - Steve Cookman Colourist - Richard Wilding Editor – Doug Bryson Producer – Paul Olding |
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