Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013)
102 min
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.
- Release date
- April 20, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Sarah Lipstate
Trailer
Cast
- Jesus Sanchez-Velez as Ricky
- Andrea Suarez Paz as Mariana
- Azul Zorrilla as Carla
- Tenoch Huerta as Ricardo Sr.
- Marsha Stephanie Blake as Carmen
- Chloe Perez as Sara
- Kevin Bewersdorf as Juice Guy Jarrett
- Lance de los Reyes as Dragon Man Rick
- Amelia Campbell as Teacher
- Santo Fazio as Detective Jones
Crew
- Sam Fleischner · Director
- Rose Lichter-Marck · Writer
- Micah Bloomberg · Writer
- Andrew Neel · Producer
- Veronica Nickel · Producer
- Dave Saltzman · Producer
- Craig Shilowich · Producer
- Sarah Lipstate · Composer
- Adam Jandrup · Cinematographer
- Ethan Palmer · Cinematographer
- Talia Barrett · Editor
- Randi Glass · Casting director
- Eleonore Hendricks · Casting director
- Susan Shopmaker · Casting director
- Sara K White · Production designer