Illegal Taxi

Short Film/ South Korea/ 21 min/2023

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Director: Jiyoung Seo

Screenwriter: SEO Jiyoung

Director of Photography: Song Hyekyoung

Production: CHOI Daehyun

Music Composer: Kwon Seyoung

Cast: Cho Yoonji, Chae Soo-Ha

Synopsis:

In the midst of a custody battle, Hye-seung works as a taxi driver for a company in Seoul. One day, she picks up a passenger who is in a rush to catch the train at the boundary between Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Thinking it’ll be a short ride, Hye-seung is unexpectedly followed by a Gyeonggi taxi driver who intends to report her for “illegal out-of-town business”.

Director’s biography:

SEO Ji-young is a Korean screenwriter, editor and director. She studied filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts and The University of Texas, at Austin. Her short films, Stand by me (2005) and Secrets and Lies (2007), screened and won awards at numerous film festivals. She made her feature debut with One step more to the Sea (2009) starring Han Yeri (from Minari).

Filmography: Stand by Me (2005); Secrets and Lies (2007); One Step More to the Sea (2009)