In Transit-A documentary about the people who ride the Empire Builder

[desertflyer]

I stumbled upon this documentary about the people who made the Empire Builder. Unfortunately, it was funded by Al Jazeera America (now defunct) and the director died 3 days after approving the final cut, so it's not clear when it'll ever get a proper release.

 

[oregon pioneer]

Oh, that looks really good! I would love to watch the whole thing, if it ever becomes available.

I think I have seen a counterpart for every one of those characters on the long distance trains I have ridden.

 

[daybeers]

They are still doing screenings: http://www.intransitfilm.com/screenings/

 

[Rail Freak]

I can relate, the reason I started taking Amtrak was exactly the reason that gentleman stated. I wanted to see the country before I died, 60000 miles later (and Counting ) ! From my LGMS210 using Amtrak Forum mobile app

 

[user 6862]

daybeers, are there any 2018 screenings? We'd travel a long way to see that film in a cinema and we hope to be in the US during March/April 2018

Read a fair bit about it last year, it sounds like the Amtrak trip we dream of...

 

[DoB]

I caught it last month at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens (New York). Very nicely done.

 

[norfolkwesternhenry]

I've been looking for this forever, I really want to see it...

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[Bob Dylan]

Hopefully PBS or one of the Cable Networks can make a deal to show this Nation Wide!

 

[zephyr17]

I am interested in it, since I was on board one of the Empire Builder runs that had the In Transit film crew on it, and I was interviewed. I wonder if I am actually in it.

 

[daybeers]

daybeers, are there any 2018 screenings? We'd travel a long way to see that film in a cinema and we hope to be in the US during March/April 2018

Read a fair bit about it last year, it sounds like the Amtrak trip we dream of...

No idea, I just sent the link.

 

[JeanA]

I caught it last month at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens (New York). Very nicely done.

Darn it! I missed this - and I live in Queens :-(

 

[Railroad Bill]

I see it is playing at the Cleveland Institute of Art on September 2 & 3. Unfortunately it plays at 9:30pm as part of a three movie set. That area of the city is a bit shaky at night and I do not think we would risk it, but for Cleveland area railfans, the opportunity is there. Maybe it will play somewhere in the Midwest that would work better for us.

 

[user 6862]

Sorry to have bothered you daybeers

 

[retrotimewarp]

Legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles died 3 days after making the final cut. Here's a link to some fairly recent discussion on the film. It was screened st Tribeca in 2015. http://www.npr.org/2017/06/27/534572593/documentary-giant-albert-maysles-last-film-in-transit-is-still-in-limbo

 

[Deni]

It's running at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago for a week 9/25 to 10/5. I'm FINALLY going to get to see it.

 

[retrotimewarp]

BTW, that line in the trailer "I don't want to get off the train." How I feel every time I take one of the long haul routes. People I meet from around the world and their stories are memorable.

 

[daybeers]

Sorry to have bothered you daybeers

No worries! My response did seem a little rude, sorry about that. It was not meant that way!

 

[user 6862]

It's not a problem daybeers, thought it may have been a question to far as I ask a lot. Two nations separated by a common language probably, and thanks for the response