POV, Driver
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, Sept. 7, at 11 PM
Monday, Sept. 8, at 4 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Saturday, Sept. 6, at noon
Over the course of three years, DRIVER follows Desiree as she brings together her fellow truck drivers to demand respect in an industry that sees them as anonymous and disposable. In a rapidly changing labor landscape, Desiree and her community of drivers band together against the crushing forces of an industry indifferent to their survival.
Using an intimate and observational lens, DRIVER captures the experience of Desiree’s life on the road as she and her fellow women drivers support one another amid a system that routinely promises and denies them the safety and autonomy they require. Desiree struggles to balance the demands of being a working truck driver with her ambitions as the head of a driver-led movement run from the cab of her truck, which is constantly at risk of being repossessed. Working as a truck driver and being part of this sisterhood means everything to Desiree — having found her place in the world, she is determined to keep it.
