Ricky (Jesus Sanchez-Velez) is a 13-year-old autistic boy from Rockaway, Queens, a neighborhood that meets the ocean on the edges of a sprawling New York City. When his lively inner world lures him into the city on a lone journey under the pulsing urban streets, the delicate safety net of his family and community is sundered. His sudden disappearance raises tension at home that coincides with the approach of Hurricane Sandy. Though largely fictional, this film documents the undocumented, from the struggles of Ricky’s illegal immigrant family to the vibrant cars and shadowy tunnels of the New York subway system. It’s not just a story about a boy, it’s an ode to the one thing that keeps the ravaging currents of city life at bay: the people. (DK)