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March 23-28 2021
On the outskirts of Plattsburgh, New York, a taxi industry that transports asylum seekers escaping to Canada has been booming. Fares are scooped up at the local bus station and whisked to an infamous irregular border crossing point. Road to Roxham is a look inside this community of drivers, following Mary Ann Ero, the owner-operator of “Spanky’s Taxi.” This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Asylum Seekers," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
On the outskirts of Plattsburgh, New York, a taxi industry that transports asylum seekers escaping to Canada has been booming. Fares are scooped up at the local bus station and whisked to an infamous irregular border crossing point. Road to Roxham is a look inside this community of drivers, following Mary Ann Ero, the owner-operator of “Spanky’s Taxi.” This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Asylum Seekers," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
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Cristian Gomes is an emerging documentary producer, director and cinematographer based in Toronto, Canada. His work has screened internationally at film festivals such as DOC NYC, Fargo Film Festival, and many more. His work often focuses on exploring identity, politics and economics in North America. In 2018, he graduated from the Film Production major at York University, Canada's oldest film school. Since then he has been independently producing, directing and shooting short docs, commercials and music videos and is in development on his first feature length documentary.
On the outskirts of Plattsburgh, New York, a taxi industry that transports asylum seekers escaping to Canada has been booming. Fares are scooped up at the local bus station and whisked to an infamous irregular border crossing point. Road to Roxham is a look inside this community of drivers, following Mary Ann Ero, the owner-operator of “Spanky’s Taxi.” This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Asylum Seekers," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
