A new trailer debuted today for filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis’ warm personal documentary Duty Free which opens in theaters and virtual theaters on Mother’s Day weekend, May 7th. After his 75 year-old immigrant mother gets fired without cause from her lifelong job as a hotel housekeeper, her son filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life. As she struggles to find work, he documents a journey that uncovers the economic insecurity shaping not only her future, but that of an entire generation
When Rebecca Danigelis, a British immigrant living in Boston, is fired from her job as a hotel housekeeper at the age of 75, she is financially and emotionally devastated. Her adult son, Sian-Pierre, is living in New York City, trying to work his way into the competitive world of TV journalism. With his mother’s reality crashing down, Sian-Pierre resolves to leave New York, and the life he expected to lead, to help his mother get back on her feet. As Sian-Pierre looks for ways to support Rebecca, he gives her an adventure spanning two continents that uncovers a surprising family saga, a story that reveals the compromises and injustices placed on single mothers, the persistence of sexism and ageism, and the difficult dance of duty and freedom where the older and younger generations come together.
Watch the trailer for the documentary Duty Free.