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In Transit journeys into the hearts and minds of everyday passengers aboard Amtrak's Empire Builder, the busiest long-distance train route in America. Captured in the tradition of Direct Cinema, the film unfolds as a series of interconnected vignettes, ranging from overheard conversations to moments of deep intimacy, in which passengers share their fears, hopes and dreams. In the space between stations, where 'real life' is suspended, we are swept into a fleeting community that transcends normal barriers, and where a peculiar atmosphere of contemplation and community develops. To some passengers, the train is flight and salvation, to others it is reckoning and loss. But for all, it is a place for personal reflection and connecting with others they may otherwise never know.
Original Release
06/23/2017
US Release
06/23/2017
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Directors
Albert Maysles, Ben Wu, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Nelson Walker, Benjamin Wu, Lynn True
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nelson Walker III | Executive Producer |
Lynn True | Executive Producer |
Lynn True | Producer |
David Usui | Producer |
Stephen Adler | Producer |
Nick Canfield | Producer |
Erika Dilday | Producer |
Elizabeth Rao | Producer |
Sophie Windsor Clive | Producer |
Nelson Walker | Producer |