TAXI WALA
by Lola Frederich, 16', 2007, 35mm, FRANCE
With Carlo Brandt, Kamalject Kaur

A taxi driver begins his working day. He picks up a woman who indicates an address to him. Little by little, he will become aware that the woman is completely lost. One gets to peek around the Goutte d’or neighborhood in Paris.

 

LOLA FREDERICH
Born in 1974, Lola Frederich has a degree in literacy studies. She worked as assistant director for many short films before directing Dans l’ombre d’une ville (2005), documentary on the illiterate women living in the district of the Goutte d’Or in Paris.