A suicidal Uber driver meets a deaf yodeler. What could go wrong?
Teddy Fischer is an Uber driver and failed novelist who is living in her brother’s laundry room. While contemplating suicide, Teddy gets a ride request from Yari Alvarez, an overly confident, deaf yodeler, who insists that Teddy drive her to her parents’ McMansion to defend her as a fellow artist.
Acting
Rebecca Henderson's deadpan desperation is painfully perfect.
Writing
Dialogue that snaps between bleak and absurd.
Director
David Shane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 31-minute runtime mirrors an actual Uber trip, forcing real-time emotional investment without escape.
Director David Shane is primarily known for commercials (including the infamous 'Dumb Ways to Die'), making this his deeply personal pivot to narrative.
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