This documentary follows six paperboys from Stillwater, Minnesota, showcasing interviews and scenes of them biking through their daily delivery routes. It highlights the shift in American culture, where adults are now taking on a job once dominated by young teens.
Direction
Mills finds poetry in bike spokes and suburban cul-de-sacs.
Editing
Intimate interviews that feel like stolen journal entries.
Director
Mike Mills
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Mills made this between music videos for Air and his feature debut Thumbsucker. It's basically his origin story.
By 2023, newspaper delivery jobs had dropped over 70% — this doc captured the final generation before apps ate everything.
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