[Exclusive Image – click on picture for larger version. Red West (left) and Souleymane Sy Savane (right). Photo Credit: © www.vesic.com, Hooman Bahrani. All rights reserved.]
#32. Untitled Ramin Bahrani project
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Bahareh Azimi and Bahrani
Producers: Jason Orans (Flannel Pajamas) and Bahrani, Ted Hope (The Savages)
Distributor: Currently Seeking Distribution
The Gist: Written by Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi, this is a dramatization between a Senegalese cab driver named Solo and an ornery 70-year-old man named William (Red West). The North Carolina-based pair meet when William offers Solo $1,000 to drive him to a nearby mountain, where he plans to jump to his death.
Fact: Actor Red West was Elvis’ body guard. Yes, that Elvis.
See It: With a knack at discovering the most appealing microcosms of life and creating
compelling characters, this filmmaker is one of the more refreshing voices in
indie film today and not since Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth have we had the
inkling to want to wanna see an exchange between driver and passenger. Get a double dose this year with Chop Shop (no.39) coming out in February.
Release Date/Status?: Like his previous film, this should be readied for the Cannes film festival and take its time to find itself in theaters.
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