DRIVER
World Premiere

DRIVER

Documentary Competition
Feature | United States | 90 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Women, Documentary, Drama, LGBTQIA+, Politics

After losing everything, Desiree Wood takes a second lease on life as a long-haul truck driver. By establishing the organization “REAL Women In Trucking,” Desiree has amassed an irreverent coalition of women drivers to advocate for an equitable and fair quality of life on the road, and ensure the welfare of women drivers within their male-dominated profession. While this line of work brings socially-precarious circumstances and solitude, these women undertake their jobs with an air of gallows humor and steely commitment to their work. However, as the American labor landscape continues to deteriorate and industry forces continue to be stacked against drivers deemed as replaceable, Desiree (alongside the sisterhood of truckers) struggles to find a sustainable path forward at the risk of losing it all once more. 

Nesa Azimi’s soulful and contemplative DRIVER follows Desiree as she strives to leave her tumultuous past behind and navigate toward a more hopeful and stable future. Azimi implements honesty and grounded reality in her storytelling — all while keeping these women’s agency and determination intact. Through this intimate approach, DRIVER becomes a microcosm of the broken-down but resolute American labor force and investigates this sensitive topic with understated yet deeply felt, empathetic filmmaking.––Jose Rodriguez


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Nesa Azimi
Director
Nesa Azimi
Producer
Nesa Azimi, Ines Hofmann Kanna, Nicolas Borel
Screenwriter
Nesa Azimi, Nicolas Borel
Cinematographer
Carissa Henderson, Victor Tadashi Suárez, Joel Van Haren
Editor
Nesa Azimi, Nicolas Borel
Composer
Udit Duseja
Executive Producer
Maxyne Franklin
Sound Design
Udit Duseja
Consulting Editor
Qutaiba Barhamji
Advisor
Anne Balay
Co-Executive Producer
Ethan Yake, Insiyah Saeed
Cast
Desiree Wood, Michelle Kitchin, Idella Hansen, Debbie (Dingo) Desiderato, Jess Graham, Brita Nowak

Contacts
Press Contact
Susan Norget
Susan Norget Film Promotion
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 917 833 3056
susan@norget.com
Print Source
Pierce Varous
Nice Dissolve
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Phone: 718 569 8325
pierce@nicedissolve.com
US Sales Contact
Nesa Azimi
Goldfish Films, Inc.
New York , 10002
Nesa@driver.film
International Sales Contact
Nesa Azimi
Goldfish Films, Inc.
New York , 10002
Nesa@driver.film
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