Subway Obsession

Documentary of the Week | Nov 18, 2016

Winner of the 2016 DOC NYC festival Metropolis Award, "Off the Rails" is a fascinating character portrait of Darius McCollum, who has Asperger's syndrome and a notorious habit of impersonating New York subway and bus drivers. Director Adam Irving follows McCollum through the criminal justice system and shows how it's ill-equipped to deal with his mental health.

— Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen

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