Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Overview

When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 24, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish, English

Countries

United States of America

Production

How follows what,SeeThink Films,M ss ng p eces

Cast

Marsha Stephanie Blake,Lance de los Reyes,Azul Zorrilla,Jesus Valez,Tenoch Huerta Mejía,Josh Safdie,Andrea Suarez

Director

Sam Fleischner

Writer

Micah Bloomberg,Rose Lichter-Marck

Producer

Greg Stewart,Dave Saltzman,Craig Shilowich,Veronica Nickel,Andrew Neel

Cinematography

Adam Jandrup,Ethan Palmer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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