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.

Cast

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Andrea Suarez Paz

Mariana

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Jesus Valez

Ricky

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Azul Zorrilla

Carla

Tenoch Huerta Mejía

Ricardo Sr.

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Carmen

Josh Safdie

Fighter

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Lance de los Reyes

Dragon Man Rick