Roaming the city streets, Mitu, an unassuming taxi driver, keeps a dark secret: he is a Thag – one of the ancient band of thieves, whose murderous acts of plunder were deemed deeds of reverence to the Mother Goddess. One night, on picking up a businessman, Karl, Mitu receives the deity’s call. But when his would-be victim discloses a secret of his own, Mitu finds his tryst with destiny is not what he expects.
Written Directed & Animated By: Charlie Sen, Produced By: Margaret Milner Schmueck, DOP: Andy Taylor Smith, Composer : Mat Andasun, Editor: Lucas Roach, Script Editor: Anna Seifert-Speck, Stills: Jo Irvine, Production Manager: Ioney Smallhorne, Executive Producers: Anna Seifert-Speck, Associate Producer: Akua Obeng-Frimpong
London Limelight Film Awards – nominated BEST THRILLER – June 2011
Cannes in a Van – May 2012
The film was produced by Split Second Films.
The film was realised via the DV Shorts training and production scheme for filmmakers in the East Midlands. The scheme is co-financed with Lottery funds via the UK Film Council and European Regional Development Funds via EM Media. After presenting their projects across three commissioning rounds, a total of eight projects were chosen to go through to production.
The film was shot on location in Nottinghamshire and London.
Length – 10 minutes
Originating Format – High Definition
Screening Format – DigiBeta, BetaSP, DVD
Completed – June 2011
Genre – Horror/Thriller
KARL (Andrzej Borkowski)
GIRL (Annabel Jarvis)
GIRL (Annabel Jarvis)
