Long Haulers

74 minutes, 16mm and DV, 2020

director, producer, camera & edit

Long Haulers is an experimental 16mm and video feature-length documentary about three female truck drivers, Sandi, Lori, and Tracy. The film weaves together the stories of their lives to understand why they started trucking and what keeps them trucking. Riding along with these women, we learn about Lori’s time in prison, Sandi’s wisdom as a 77-year old trucker, and Tracy's experiences working for sexist trucking companies. Through the course of the film we become a passenger, slowly getting to know these women as they navigate across the country. From shiny profiles of women-shaped ornaments to the male-filled diners, Long Haulers provides a window into the world of trucking that reflects the sexism that dominates the industry. Long Haulers aims to provoke audiences to question gender roles and the workplace in trucking and at large.

Distribution with New Day Films

Screenings

The Roxie, San Francisco, CA in collaboration with Long Haul Magazine
Center for Labor, UC Berkeley
UnionDocs, Brooklyn, NY
Swarthmore College, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Swarthmore, PA
LA Filmforum, Los Angeles, CA
Reel Work Labor Film Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland, CA
No Name Cinema, Santa Fe, NM
Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NM
Cine Fe, Denver, CO
Counterpath, Denver, CO
Workers Unite Film Festival, New York City, NY
Prelinger Library, San Francisco, CA
Cryptofiction, United Kingdom, streaming online
Soft Surplus Community Center, Brooklyn, NY (WIP)
The Sunview Luncheonette, Brooklyn, NY (WIP)
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, NY (WIP)
Whatsherface at The Hand, Ridgewood, NY (WIP excerpt)Item description

2025

The Roxie, San Francisco, CA in collaboration with Long Haul Magazine

2024

Center for Labor, UC Berkeley

UnionDocs, Brooklyn, NY

Swarthmore College, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Swarthmore, PA

2023

LA Filmforum, Los Angeles, CA

Reel Work Labor Film Festival, Santa Cruz, CA

Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland, CA

No Name Cinema, Santa Fe, NM

Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NM

Cine Fe, Denver, CO

Counterpath, Denver, CO

2022

Workers Unite Film Festival, New York City, NY

Prelinger Library, San Francisco, CA

Cryptofiction, United Kingdom, streaming online

2019

Soft Surplus Community Center, Brooklyn, NY (WIP)

The Sunview Luncheonette, Brooklyn, NY (WIP)

The New York Society for Ethical Culture, NY (WIP)

2017

Whatsherface at The Hand, Ridgewood, NY (WIP excerpt)