MAGAN'S FARE

A driver (Barkhad Abdi) takes an older woman back to her nursing home, but they have given up her bed. The driver must figure out what to do next.

Magan’s Fare is the second film in a collection of narrative shorts (see, Involuntary) which explores themes of moral responsibility through the lens of our treatment of older adults, particularly in regards to the egregious, ongoing practice of patient dumping.

The story centers around Magan, a pragmatic family man, ride-share driver from Somalia, and Jorani, an older nursing home patient from Cambodia with mild dementia. When Magan drives Jorani back to her nursing home only to find that they are kicking her out, he must now make a choice about what to do next.

Magan's Fare also gives voice to the detrimental effects of patient dumping on the most marginalized and vulnerable in our country. Our older Adults.

Jorani, a woman who came to America decades ago escaping the horrors of a war torn Cambodia, is now living a horrific nightmare here in the US. As we identify more and more with Magan’s increasingly difficult situation, we question our communal responsibilities to one another. And through Magan, we are inspired to look more closely at our own capacity for compassion.