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Taxi Sister

Boury is a taxi driver in Dakar, Senegal. As a woman behind the wheel she leads a busy life filled with everyday drama, and constantly grapples with society’s view and expectations on women. The film is based on the Taxi Sister project, which was started by the Senegalese state in 2007 to encourage women to become entrepreneurs. Ten women were offered the opportunity to get a driver license and buy a car on credit. Today there are fifteen women taxi drivers in Dakar, among fifteen thousand men...
Sweden - 2011 - 30 mn - HD • 16/9 - Colour
Director
Theresa Traore Dahlberg
Writer
Theresa Traore Dahlberg
Camera
Senay Berhe
Sound
Patrik Strömdahl
Editing
Theresa Traore Dahlberg, Senay Berhe, Magnus Berg

Production
Theresa Traore Dahlberg,
c/o Sophia Ericksson, Lundagatan 49,
11728 Stockholm, Suède
Tél : +46 72 2222 180
E-mail : theresatraoredahlberg@gmail.com

Sales
Theresa Traore Dahlberg,
c/o Sophia Ericksson, Lundagatan 49,
11728 Stockholm, Suède
Tél : +46 72 2222 180
E-mail : theresatraoredahlberg@gmail.com