Taxi-vala/Auto-biography

Taxi-vala/Auto-biography (1994)

January 1st, 19940h 48min

Documentary
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A documentary exploring the experiences and attitudes of Indian and Pakistani taxi drivers in New York City while also questioning the filmmaker's relationship to these South Asian immigrants and to his mixed-race heritage.


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