NIGHT FARE 2009 | 5 mins
The film is part of a larger online project about Melbourne Indian taxi drivers found at www.nightfare.com.au
Melbourne's Punjabi taxi drivers meet after their shifts at the Red Pepper Indian restaurant. Outsiders in a foreign land, they find solidarity and companionship by sharing the cuisine of their homeland. An observational documentary, Night Fare follows one driver as he steps out of the cold night and into the bustle of this early morning scene. What emerges is an impression of a lively and unknown pocket of a culture establishing itself in the heart of a sleeping metropolis.
Winner of the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Award for Best Tertiary Documentary and a finalist in the 2010 F4 Film Festival at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
Purchase a downloadable copy of Night Fare for $2 by clicking the links at the end of the trailer.
Next screening: Antenna International Documentary Film Festival, student competition, Australia, October 2011