Riders Not Heroes(2021)

Name: Riders Not Heroes
Director: Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-01-01
Duration: 14 min

Short documentary essay that investigates the precarious conditions of food delivery riders in Milan. The film makes a strong case for riders as essential workers, lying at the intersection of platform capitalism, gig labor, the refugee crises and COVID-19.