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DERAILED

Isabelle’s third date with Jason goes from promising to disastrous in Astoria, where recent subway renovations cost millions of tax dollars but kept the stations inaccessible.

  • Naaji Sky Adzimah
    Director
    27 Candles; Manifest; Harlem
  • Rachel Handler
    Writer
    Unlucky in Love; Andy & Kaliope
  • Lauren Cooper
    Producer
    Grit; Soon by You
  • Rachel Alana Handler
    Key Cast
    "Isabelle"
    NCIS: New Orleans; Interview With the Vampire
  • Wasim Azeez
    Key Cast
    "Jason"
    No Service
  • Margo Gignac
    Key Cast
    "Sarah"
    The Rookie
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 11, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Naaji Sky Adzimah

A writer, director, producer, and actor, Naaji Sky Adzimah holds sacred the ability to promote mutual understanding and empathy through storytelling. Based in her native New York, she lends her talents primarily to episodic, commercials, and film. She has worked alongside Emmy winners, Academy Award nominees, and has had her projects screened across the nation.

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Director Statement

Statement from the writer:

March 3rd, 2012 is a date that I will never forget. On my way to an audition, I was hit by a car and lost my leg on impact. In that split second, my life spun into a new trajectory. The amputation of my leg has affected my health and mobility enormously, but the biggest struggles in my life come from the way society views disability and handles accessibility.

One of the worst barriers to true access and inclusion is public transportation, which can affect every aspect of life from medical care to grocery shopping to employment. Most of the subway stations in New York City are not accessible, and when the old stations are renovated, accessibility is ignored. When this happened in Astoria, I had to channel my rage into my art.

“DERAILED” highlights the frustrations of living in a world still filled with systemic barriers, while also bringing attention to the personal and emotional impact of such everyday obstacles.

- Rachel Handler