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San Francisco’s Taxi Medallion Sales Program promised cab drivers a path to financial stability, but instead, it became a financial trap. As City Hall embraced the rise of Uber and Lyft, taxi medallion owners—who had paid $250,000 for the right to operate—found themselves drowning in debt with no way out. Through the stories of three cab drivers, this documentary explores the human cost of a policy failure that left a once-prized permit worthless and an industry in crisis.
- Year2025
- Runtime14 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorPeter Thomas Ruocco
- ProducerMark Nassar, Marcelo Fonseca
San Francisco’s Taxi Medallion Sales Program promised cab drivers a path to financial stability, but instead, it became a financial trap. As City Hall embraced the rise of Uber and Lyft, taxi medallion owners—who had paid $250,000 for the right to operate—found themselves drowning in debt with no way out. Through the stories of three cab drivers, this documentary explores the human cost of a policy failure that left a once-prized permit worthless and an industry in crisis.
- Year2025
- Runtime14 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorPeter Thomas Ruocco
- ProducerMark Nassar, Marcelo Fonseca