Presented by Directors Guild of Canada
Self Driver
Directed by Michael Pierro
Hosted by Director/Writer/Producer Michael Pierro, Producer Kire Paputts, Actor Chadwick Nathanael
Official selection
Fantaspoa 2024
Honors
Best Film - (Low Budgets, Great Films competition) Fantaspoa, 2024
Director
Michael Pierro
Producer
Kire Paputts, Michael Pierro
Writer
Michael Pierro
Cast
Christian Aldo, Nathanael Chadwick, Catt Filippov, Welchner Lauren, Reece Presley
Cinematographer
Michael Pierro
Sound Designer
Lucas Prokaziuk
Composer
Antonio Naranjo
Editor
Michael Pierro
contact
Summo Duo Inc
Official website
At the end of his rope, a newly redundant office drone (Nathanael Chadwick, THE LAST PORNO SHOW) takes a rideshare driver job, but the gig isn’t making ends meet, and he’s missing bill payments, avoiding calls from his landlord, and not spending time with his partner and new baby. Days of frustrating bookings, from bickering couples to puking party girls, reach a boiling point. When a slick passenger tells him about a new, well-paying driving gig at a company called Tonomo, our driver makes the call and starts immediately to cash in. This new job comes with rules, however—obey the app’s instructions, don’t talk to passengers, and finish the ride, or he’ll lose all his money. He soon learns that these are hard and fast rules and that he’s at the mercy of the app and its mysterious, often psycho customers, both of which will put him in situations that test his conscience and morals.
Director and writer Michael Pierro shot his gritty debut feature in the back alleys of Toronto with a small crew and his producer, Kire Paputts. Along with tension-relieving laughs, Chadwick’s honest performance puts us in his shoes, grappling with moral dilemmas, and Reece Presley’s (IN A VIOLENT NATURE) creepy turn as “Bro” is unforgettable! This low-budget thriller takes a sinister, absurdist look at gig workers and the evils of an economy that creates desperation and questionable morals, all in the name of the almighty dollar. – Carolyn Mauricette
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