Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2014

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
Mariana 

Jesus Valez
Ricky 

Azul Zorrilla
Carla 

Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Ricardo Sr. 

Marsha Stephanie Blake
Carmen 

Josh Safdie
Fighter