Drivers Wanted (2012)
- Directed by
- Joshua Z. Weinstein
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary about a taxi depot in Queens, New York. It follows the drivers who work there, including the city's oldest cabbie, and shows the daily life inside the depot.
observationalintimateearthyslow-pacedhumanisticgroundedeveryday
What happens
Drivers Wanted is a 2012 documentary film about 55 Stan, a New York City taxi depot in Queens, NY. It was directed by Joshua Z Weinstein and produced by Jean Tsien. As well as directing, Weinstein participated in the film, often riding in the passenger seat of the taxi. The film features Johnnie Spider Footman, New York City's oldest taxi driver. Mr. Footman died on September 11, 2013. He was 94 years old. The documentary was screened at the Silverdocs 2012 Film Festival. It also played at the Simons Center for the Arts as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers and the reRun Gastropub. The film was also shown at the DOC NY film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- Redemption (2012)
- The Last Horsemen of New York (2018)
- Detropia (2012)
- A Whisper to a Roar (2012)
- Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2012)
- Without a Net (2012)
- Craigslist Joe (2012)
- 111 First Street (2012)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…