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Film Collaborative, The | Release Date: November 4, 2016
Summary: Off the Rails tells the remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes. As a boy in Queens, NY, Darius found sanctuary from school bullies in the subway. There he befriended transit workers who taught him to drive trains. By age 8, he memorized the entire subway system. At 15, he drove a packed train 8 stops by himself, making all the stops and announcements. Over the next three decades, Darius commandeered hundreds of trains and buses, staying en route and on schedule, without ever getting paid. He attended transit worker union meetings, lobbying for better pay and working conditions for a union he didn’t belong to. Although Darius has never damaged any property or hurt anyone in his decades of service, he has spent 23 years in maximum security prison. Darius’ recidivism embodies the criminal justice system’s failure to channel the passions of a harmless, mentally challenged man into a productive career and purposeful life.
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Runtime: 86 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: http://www.offtherailsmovie.com/
Production: Zipper Bros Films
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA, Canada
Language: English
Home Release Date: Jun 27, 2017
Director Credit
Adam Irving Director
Writer Credit
Adam Irving Writer
Tchavdar Georgiev Writer
Cast Credit
Ann Sennet Train Passenger #3
Cairo Lester Young Darius #1
Charles Bilal Himself
Courtney Brown Carl
Darius McCollum Himself
Devonte Lewis Teen Darius
Drew Ebanks Subway Conductor #2
Elizabeth Loebman Herself
Elizabeth McCollum Herself
Evan Croft Train Passenger #1
Gabriel Solomon Medic #2
Hunter Hibbard Boy In Class
Jervis Cameron Adult Darius #1
Jonathan Irving Cop #2
Jude Domski Herself
Lori Shery Herself
Maki Spencer Young Darius #2
Marcia Scheiner Herself
Michael John Carley Himself
Michael Stuart Garfinkle Himself
Ray Sanchez Himself
Raymond Kingu Train Passenger #2
Renée Strauss Judge Carol Berkman
Rey Cusicanqui Himself
Romel Harripersaud Cop #1
Sally Butler Herself
Shapour Daneshmand Medic #1
Shaun Clarke Subway Conductor #1
Sherry Dooley Herself
Stephanie Greene Teacher
Suzanne Pratley Informant
Wanda Forden Herself
Yun Liu Subway Operator
Producer Credit
Adam Irving Producer
Glen Zipper Producer
Tchavdar Georgiev Co-Producer