THE LAST TAXI DANCE I 2017
17:00 min | Executive Producer
Narrative Short
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Distribution: Pacific Islanders in Communications
Collaborators:
Written and Directed by Brayden Yoder
Produced and Edited by Robert Bates
Produced by Conception Alicino
Cinematography by Chapin Hall
Production Design by Alana Bombino
Costumes by Anna Foste
Casting by Akemi Bischoff
Choreography by Ahnya Chang
Original Score by Stephen Inglis and
Matt Bowen
Lighting by Greg Doi
Notable Festivals: Maoriland Film Festival March 2019
PRESS
To sum up: Last Taxi Dance is the rare film that combines the sensual all-enveloping magic of the medium with intellectual and storytelling rigor, so successfully acted and executed you could loop its 15-minute length for an hour and not get tired of the faces of its remarkable cast, its reincarnation of Honolulu’s Chinatown in 1945 or its toe-tapping, nonstop music.
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– Honolulu Magazine
Hawai'i Public Radio:
The Conversation
Remembering Honolulu's Taxi Dance Halls. Brayden Yoder is its director and joined us in the HPR studio.
‘Last Taxi Dance’ examines relationship of lonely soldier, Hawaiian woman
Danielle Zalopany stars as Mahea, a singer, in “Last Taxi Dance,” written and directed by Brayden Yoder.
Swing Back to 1945 with this Local World War II Film
“Last Taxi Dance” reignites the sexual and racial tensions of the last days of World War II in Honolulu – while celebrating Hawai'i's filmmaking community.
Film Review: Last Taxi Dance Swings, Connects and Frightens at the Same Time
The potent dramatization of Chinatown's WWII role servicing the military via paid affection feels like a game changer in locally sourced film production.
Watch 1944 Chinatown Come Dangerously to Life at the “Last Taxi Dance” Premiere
Short on minutes but long on impact, Last Taxi Dance has succeeded even before its first screening by making the most of its bold subject matter....
'It's a bit of a modern lense on this historical story. It tells the story from the Native Hawaiian's perspective.'
– Brayden Yoder, Honolulu Star Advertiser
Hawai'i New NOW
Movie Review: Last Taxi Dance
Terry Hunter of Hawaiʻi News Now reviews "Last Taxi Dance," starring Danielle Zalopany!