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Night Driver

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Longline:
A taxi driver struggling to support her children in Dublin city begins extorting one of her passengers when she witnesses them being unfaithful in her taxi.

Synopsis:
Ngozi, a first-generation African immigrant, drives a late-night taxi through the unforgiving streets of Dublin—where economic disparity, violence, and loneliness define her world. A single mother, she fights to keep her children safe after losing their home, too proud to admit she’s drowning. The only witness to her struggles is the ever-rolling dash cam on her windshield.

One night, fate hands Ngozi a weapon—a recording of Eve, a glamorous Irish model, caught in an affair. As Ngozi’s desperation deepens, she fixates on Eve’s seemingly perfect life, seeing in her a symbol of everything she’s been denied. When her children’s safety is threatened, Ngozi makes a chilling choice: she blackmails Eve. But in a tense, emotional confrontation, she comes face to face with the humanity she thought she’d lost.

With a new home secured for her children, Ngozi finally allows herself to feel the weight of her choices. As she sits alone in her taxi, she holds the dash cam in her hands. The question lingers—does she erase the footage, or has she crossed a line she can’t come back from?

  • Michael Carolan
    Director
    They Can't Know About Me
  • Michael Carolan
    Writer
    They Can't Know About Me
  • Emer Durcan
    Producer
    They Can't Know About Me, Remote Strutting, Picture Day, Barry Verus the Binman, Bruise
  • Charis Agbonlahor
    Key Cast
    "Ngozi "
  • Sophie Vavasseur
    Key Cast
    "Eve"
  • Sive Doyle
    Key Cast
    "Phillipa"
  • Memphis Oniru
    Key Cast
    "Samuel "
  • Denny Baptiste
    Key Cast
    "Brandon"
  • Shane McCarthy
    Key Cast
    "Barry "
  • Brian Durcan
    Cinematographer
    They Can't Know About Me, The Knife, Minding, Picture Day, A Simple Killing, Bruise
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    48,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Dublin International Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    February 21, 2025
    World Premier
    Selection
Director Biography - Michael Carolan

Michael is an emerging Writer/ Director based in Dublin, Ireland. He is currently concluding Screen Ireland’s ‘Screen Mentoring’ programme as a Writer/
Director with mentor Brendan Muldowney. His latest written and directed short ‘Night Driver’ – developed and funded by Virgin Media Television and Screen
Ireland, premieres at Dublin International Film Festival in February 2025. He graduated from the National Film School at IADT in 2013 with a BA in Film and
Television Production and MA in Screenwriting in 2016. He directed multiple fiction shorts including the award winning “One Thousand Yards” before moving
into news journalism and documentary with The Irish Independent (Mediahuis). He returned to drama with the short “They Can’t Know About Me” which
premiered in March 2024 at Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam, The Netherland’s largest LGBTQ+ Film festival.

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