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Oscar-Winning Director Asif Kapadia “Spent Decade On US Watch List After Taxi Driver Reported Him”
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scrn loglineOscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's decade-long battle with US authorities over 'Taxi Driver' mistaken identity revealedbeat sheet- Kapadia, known for docs like 'Amy' and 'Senna', was repeatedly stopped and questioned at US borders due to a 'Taxi Driver' mix-up, despite never making that film
- The ordeal lasted 10 years and left the acclaimed director feeling 'humiliated' each time he tried to enter the US for work - a major blow for his career
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Oscar-Winning Director Asif Kapadia “Spent Decade On US Watch List After Taxi Driver Reported Him”
DeadlineStory by Caroline Frost
scrn logline
Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's decade-long battle with US authorities over 'Taxi Driver' mistaken identity revealed
beat sheet
- Kapadia, known for docs like 'Amy' and 'Senna', was repeatedly stopped and questioned at US borders due to a 'Taxi Driver' mix-up, despite never making that film
- The ordeal lasted 10 years and left the acclaimed director feeling 'humiliated' each time he tried to enter the US for work - a major blow for his career
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Asif Kapadia, Taxi Driver