RIDE
WITH DELIVERY WORKERS
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A Sundance Doc Fund Supported Feature Film by Jing Wang
In Post-Production. Completion in 2025. Made in NYC.
2025 Recipient of the Sundance TAAF Asian American Fellowship
2024 Awardee of the Gold House One House Filmmakers Fund
The true story of New York City’s street heroes
Ride alongside this vulnerable, yet essential, immigrant community through the unflinching, intimate lens of filmmaker Jing Wang.
RIDE WITH DELIVERY WORKERS takes viewers on a lyrical and evocative journey, capturing the challenges and determination of immigrant food delivery workers in New York City. Through the untold stories of predominantly Chinese workers, the making of this film not only unites them but also amplifies the strength of their collective voice. The narrative follows their pursuit of fair working conditions and the freedom to ride their electric bicycles without the constant threat of hefty fines, confiscation, or arrest.
Initially an observational film by Jing Wang, a volunteer interpreter, the workers soon immerse her into the narrative, where she becomes an advocate for the growing movement. Collaborating with the workers, Jing weaves a deeply personal, first-person tapestry that explores resilience, community, and the quest for justice.
This 7-year journey spans from the mayor’s crackdown on e-bikes to the eventual legalization of their use. The narrative reaches its peak during the pandemic, as these workers are simultaneously hailed as heroic essential workers and condemned as the scapegoats for the ‘Chinese virus’.
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MEET OUR TEAM
Jing Wang
Director | Producer
Director Jing Wang’s work focuses on social justice and labor issues within the immigrant community. Her name, Jing, means ‘quiet’ in Chinese, the land of her birth, but she now finds her voice speaking out loud through her films.
Jing’s previous films have been exhibited in the Museum of the City of New York, at the Rooftop Film Festival, and at WNYC’s The Greene Space. Her works were reviewed by the New York Times, Gothamist, World Journal, and China Press.
Annie Berman
Producer | Co-Writer
Annie Berman is a producer, filmmaker, writer, and educator living and working in New York City. Named one of Independent Magazine’s 10 Filmmakers to Watch, her films, videos, performances, and installations have shown internationally in cinemas, festivals, galleries, universities, and conferences, including the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Le FIFA International Festival of Films on Art, Camden International Film Festival, DocPoint Helsinki, Rooftop Films, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger Berlin, Kassel Hauptbahnhof, and the Spring / Break Art Show.
Nick Wong
Producer
Nick Wong is New York City-based engineer, entrepreneur, and public artist. His career over the last ten years has been focused on developing, commercializing, and advocating for e-bikes. He is motivated by the multi-faceted potential of this emerging urban technology to bring about the safer, cleaner, and more accessible transportation of people and goods. Through his current project Public Trikes for NYC he develops custom utility e-bikes for community groups/non-profits.
Do Jun Lee
Producer
Dr. Do Lee is an Assistant Professor and Graduate Advisor at the Department of Urban Studies. His research interests critically examine the interrelationships of people, mobility, environment, and social justice.
His dissertation research in Environmental Psychology (PhD, The Graduate Center CUNY, 2018) focused on a participatory action research project with immigrant food delivery cyclists in NYC to examine the mobility and working experiences in the NYC streets from the food delivery perspective.
Ride with Delivery Workers
A Sundance Doc Fund supported Feature Film
Directed by Jing Wang
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