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Passengers

Forum of Independents 2002 / Passengers / USA 2001

Below the surface of a grim metropolis, a pigeon’s feather unexpectedly lands on the head of an unsuspecting passenger, triggering a momentary connection in a train full of strangers.

Synopsis

Below the surface of a grim metropolis, a pigeon’s feather unexpectedly lands on the head of an unsuspecting passenger, triggering a momentary connection in a train full of strangers.

About the film

8 min / Color, 35 mm

Director J.T. Walker / Screenplay J.T. Walker, Daniel Fisher / Dir. of Photography Joe Arcidiacono / Music John Turner / Editor Cliff Birbrower / Producer Saskia Rifkin / Production La Gloria Films / Cast James Urbaniak, Christian Kirk

About the director

J.T. Walker (Austin, Texas) studied film at Columbia University and now lives in New York City. His first film Oldtimers was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the San Francisco IFF and was screened at numerous domestic and international festivals. His second film Passengers was screened at Sundance, Telluride, Hamptons and Taos, among others.