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- ↑ PLANET CHOCKO – art/music/movies/beyond » DRIVERS WANTED at DOC NYC : New York’s Documentary Festival
- ↑ DeWitt, David. "New York City Taxi Drivers, Alone in the Jungle", The NY TIMES , New York, 29 November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Five Questions with Drivers Wanted Director Joshua Z Weinstein" Filmmaker Magazine
- ↑ Kilgannon, Corey. "Spider, New York’s Oldest Cabby, Dies at 94", The NY TIMES , New York, 13 September 2013.
- ↑ Johnnie "Spider" Footman, New York’s Oldest Taxi Driver, Dies | New York Observer
- ↑ Silverdocs 2012: 'Betting the Farm' and 'Drivers Wanted' | PopMatters
- ↑ Fall Arts Critics' Picks | The 2012 Fall Arts Issue | Charleston City Paper
- ↑ DRIVERS WANTED – Hammer to Nail
- ↑ DOC NYC: Gotham’s Documentary Film Festival - The Brooklyn Rail
- ↑ Taxi Documentary Delivers Cabbie Grit and Wisdom (VIDEO) - WNYC
- ↑ Drivers Wanted - South Arts
