TAXI FOR TWO
12 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2012Directed byDan Popa
Produced byDan Popa
LanguageFrench
Taxi for Two poetically and visualy explores the universe of two eccentric Montreal taxi drivers.
Film details
Synopsis
The film places the viewer in the back seat of the taxi as Louis and Jamel take us for a ride in their cab from Port au Prince to Alger, from overseas to the island of Montreal, the protagonists passionately discuss life, love and death. Aesthetically the film uses panoramic imagery multiplications to complement the magical realism found in the storytelling.
Credits
Screenplay and Direction : Dan Popa
Direction of Photography : Dan Popa, Robert Reis
Sound Design : Bruno Pucella
Sound : Robert Reis
Music : Louis Memeil
Editing : Dan Popa
Production : Dan Popa
Financial Partners
Conseil des Arts du Canada
Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec
Direction
Dan Popa
Dan Popa is a Montreal based filmmaker, of Romanian origin, who directs and photographs his own work. He studied filmmaking at Concordia University and has worked as a freelancer in both film and design. In 2006, he started NATALI film, his own film production company. His main interest is opposing artificial environments to social interactions. His research focuses on the exploration of contradictions, both aesthetically and formally, through new cinematic approaches. His films include Midi (2008), La Metropolitaine (2010) Taxi for two (2012) and Île et Aile (2014). Filmography Île et Aile (2014 / 24 min) Taxi for two (2012 / 12 min) La Métropolitaine (2010 / 23 min) Hell Bound for Baja (2010 / 52 min) Midi (2008 / 6 min 36) Beyond the Valley (2008 / 1 min 14)