Nine minutes that'll wreck your entire afternoon (in the best way).
Acting
Gerber's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Pope maximizes every cramped frame.
Director
Tori Pope
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pope shot this as her USC thesis, reportedly inspired by watching strangers' Lyft interactions.
The car never stops moving—Pope refused static shots, trapping viewers in the protagonist's helpless forward motion.
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