Sampling snippets and snatches of lives and conversations, Maysles and his fellow filmmakers undertake a folk odyssey through northern landscapes that proves a fitting farewell to an American ethnographer.
In Transit
2015 · 1h 16m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
David Usui
,
Lynn True
,
Nelson Walker
,
Ben Wu
,
Albert Maysles
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In Transit
Overview
The Empire Builder is America’s busiest long-distance train route, running from Chicago to Seattle. Throughout these corridors sit runaways, adventurers, and loners – a myriad of passengers waiting to see what their journey holds. A touching and honest observation, co-directed by the iconic Albert Maysles, In Transit breathes life into the long commute, and contemplates the unknowns that lie at our final destination.
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Top critics, in their words
Immediately joining the ranks of cinema's most bittersweet swansongs, this gentle but (literally) moving doc takes us along for a ride on the Empire Builder, Amtrak's busiest long-distance route.
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