Film Stills: Philips — Dream Taxi

A taxi driver struggles to stay awake as he navigates Tokyo’s busy night streets.

I recently returned to Japan with my beloved Philips client, Sandra Van Espen, and beloved DP, Patrick Jones. Our hero of the documentary film was a Tokyo taxi driver who worked the night shift and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I finally used a process trailer which was pretty exciting, but not as fun as sending Sandra and my long-suffering producer, to the corner store for beer, then strapping Patrick to the front of the production van and driving around Tokyo at night.

Dream Taxi — Documentary version [watch commercial HERE]

Written & Directed by me — DP: Patrick Jones — Producer: Rebecca Ramsden — Editor: Ian Marks — Agency: Ogilvy / H&O