Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors streams in the US on Kanopy and Hoopla, and free with ads on Tubi TV, as of October 6, 2026.

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.