Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
First aired on May 24, 2014
Runtime: 94 mins
60%
Genres: Drama
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.
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Featured Crew
Veronica Nickel | Producer
Susan Shopmaker | Casting
Craig Shilowich | Producer
Eniola Dawodu | Costume Design
Rose Lichter-Marck | Writer
Talia Barrett | Editor