Written And Directed By
Sian-Pierre Regis
Produced By
Meredith Chin
Sian-Pierre Regis
Executive Producer
Chip Conley
Edited By
Mitra Bonshahi
Sara Shaw
Additional Editing By
Shaheen Nazerali
Director Of Photography
Joey Dwyer
Consulting Producer
Lindsay Perna
Consulting Editor
Toby Shimin
Assistant Editors
Emily Kaplan
Chelsea Taylor
Peter Davis
Associate Producer
Cassandra Alcide
Camerapersons
Sian-Pierre Regis
Steve Sherrick
Pierce Jackson
Kaya Dillon
Production Sound Recordists
Robert Kennedy
Aaron Eschenburg
Barbaros Kaynak
John Mcfadden Jr.
Miguel Rodriguez
Composer
Crystal Grooms Mangano
Music Supervisor
Eric Robinson
Trailer Composition
Benjamin Phelps
Sound Mixer
Danielle Warman
Line Producer
Grace Sin
Animator
Emily Kaplan
Interns
Melanie Rosete
Jacob Greiff
Impact Producer
Rebecca Mellinger
Legal Counsel
The Fried Firm
Errors And Omissions Insurance
Film Emporium, Inc.
Archival Photos
Courtesy Of Harvard University, Schlesinger Library On The History Of Women In America
Special Thanks
Casey Braun
Keith M. Brown
Rachel Brown & Scott Harris
Alia Toran-Burrell
The Chin/Marchand Family
Joanne Danigelis
Hope Easterbrook
Phyllis Gary
Layla Gifford
Andrew And Colton Green
Nely And Joseph Guevara
Alex Hollander
Helen Litsas
Christopher Lucas
Samuel Moll
Rita Monteiro
Carolle And Edward Okali
Dayssi Olarte De Kanavos And Family
Judy Parks
Julia Pontecorvo
Daniel Regis
Gabriel Regis
Joseph Regis
Nimchy And Jennifer Regis
Joan Sweet
Lindsey Wiseman
Jenni Wolfson
In Memory Of
Phyllis Gary
Production Assistance Furnished By
Film Independent
Firelight Media
Working Films
Funding Provided By
Chasing The Dream, A Public Media
Initiative From The Wnet Group
Nancy Blachman
Nion Mcevoy
Brandee Barker
Julie Parker Benello
Jeffrey Kanter
Jennifer Rainin
Tanja Balde
Dan And Ellie Hurwitz
Caitlin Gallagher
Meenal Balar
And Others. A Complete List Is Available From Pbs.
Original Series Funding Provided By
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Acton Family Giving
Ford Foundation
John D. And Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment For The Arts
DUTY FREE is a co-production of Duty Free Film, LLC, Swagger Media, Inc. and Wishing Well Productions.
This program was produced by Duty Free Film, LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.
©2021 Duty Free Film, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Duty Free
Premiered November 22, 2021
Directed by
Sian-Pierre Regis
Fired from a lifelong job, a 75-year-old mom teams up with her son to reclaim her future through bucket list adventures.
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About the Documentary
75-year-old Rebecca loses the only job she’s even known. She has no savings, no 401K safety net, and no employment prospects. Rebecca teams up with son Sian-Pierre to take the trip of a lifetime, one bucket list adventure at a time. Her journey uncovers the economic insecurity faced by millions of Americans.
Support provided by Chasing the Dream.
The Filmmaker
Sian-Pierre Regis is a Black gay filmmaker who put his journalism career at CNN on hold to create Duty Free. He is a NextAvenue Influencer in Aging, an Encore Public Voices Fellow, and a Firelight Media Fellow.
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