Comedy-drama. In the back of a taxi on New Year’s Eve, a young woman makes some uncomfortable judgments about her driver. ‘New Year’ was selected for Film London’s London Calling slate 2017 and awarded production funding in association with BFI Net.Work, Creative Skillset and Wandsworth Short Film Fund. It is co-produced by Misfit Productions.

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Writer/director  Lauren Bensted

Producers  Ben Woodsmith & Jason Kirk

Cinematographer Gareth Munden

Editors  Ben Mills & Robbie Gibbon

Original score by Ollie Howell

Production Design Hannah Boulter

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Executive Producer Misfit Productions

Cast includes Esther Smith & Peter Singh

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Selected for:

British Shorts Berlin

 

https://www.laurenbensted.com/films