Project Detail

The Ride

Synopsis

When their car breaks down on the way back to London, a young couple hitch a ride with a lorry driver. The journey slowly reveals the cracks in their relationship as three worlds collide in unexpected ways.

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Details

Year: 2022
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 18 min 12 sec
Format: Digital (4:3)
Director: Tara Aghdashloo
Producer: Tara Aghdashloo, Elettra Pizzi
Executive Producer: Karla Williams, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Sahar Yousefi
Editor: Xi Feng
Screenwriter: Tara Aghdashloo
Director of Photography: Anna MacDonald
Production Designer: Trinity Tristan
Sound: Stefania Fantini, Adrian Sandu
Composer: Zosia Mackenzie, John O’Regan
Principal cast: Nina Singh, Joseph Timms, Martin Walsh

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Tara Aghdashloo Studios, MsMono, 130 Elektra Films, NAVA Projects

Tara Aghdashloo Studios Ltd. (TA Studios)

tara.aghdashloo@gmail.com

Sales Company

Tiny Distribution (Festival Agency)

Alberto De Angelis

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www.zenmovie.it

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