Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

1h 34m
Drama
6.2

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

Andrea Suarez Paz
Mariana
Jesus Valez
Ricky
Azul Zorrilla
Carla
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Ricardo Sr.
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Carmen
Josh Safdie
Fighter
Lance de los Reyes
Dragon Man Rick

Crew

Sam Fleischner
Director
Rose Lichter-Marck
Writer
Micah Bloomberg
Writer
Talia Barrett
Editor
Adam Jandrup
Director of Photography
Ethan Palmer
Director of Photography
Greg Stewart
Executive Producer
Craig Shilowich
Producer
Andrew Neel
Producer
Veronica Nickel
Producer
Dave Saltzman
Producer
Sara K. White
Production Design
Eléonore Hendricks
Casting
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
Eniola Dawodu
Costume Design
Alan Lampert
Art Direction

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