Written by Bertie Speirs and Samantha SpeirsFollowing a limited theatrical run in the US, our debut feature film Midnight Taxi is now available worldwide on video on demand. The film is a murder-mystery thriller set almost entirely at night that follows a sleepwalking-afflicted London cab driver. When the cab driver wakes up from a night shift nap to find a dead body ahead of his cab, he does the logical thing and contacts the police. Soon, however, disturbing images enter his mind and he worries that he may have been involved in her death. Desperate to clear his conscience, he embarks on an amateur investigation across London to find out what happened…if he killed her and if he can trust his own mind.A third of the film takes place in a cab that our lead actor drove—for real—on London streets, and another third was filmed at real London locations and iconic landmarks… but on a shoestring budget and with just four daily crew members— including the two of us! Most of our money went on paying everyone involved (we strongly disagree with asking people to work for free) and we took advantage of the COVID locked-down London to shoot all over the city.We spent less than $1,000 on all locations. After a 23-day shoot and about a year and a half of post-production, we premiered our film in a central London cinema for cast and crew—but the journey wasn’t over! For the next several months, we navigated the unchartered waters...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 2 August, 2024