Gala Screenings
Train Dreams
Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. An ode to a vanishing way of life, an ever-evolving world, and to the extraordinary possibilities that exist within even the most simple of existences, Train Dreams captures a time and place that are now long gone, and the people who built a bridge to a future they could only dream of. A Netflix release.
Actor and executive producer Joel Edgerton will be presented with the Vanguard Award. A Q&A with Edgerton and director and writer Clint Bentley immediately follows the screening.
Southeast premiere
DIRECTOR
Clint Bentley
PRODUCERS
Marissa McMahon
Teddy Schwarzman
Will Janowitz
Ashley Schlaifer
Michael Heimler
WRITERS
Clint Bentley
Greg Kwedar
CAST
Joel Edgerton
Felicity Jones
Kerry Condon
William H. Macy
Clifton Collins Jr.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Academy Award nominee Clint Bentley is a writer, director, and producer whose debut directorial feature, Jockey, premiered in competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Bentley and his producing partner Greg Kwedar co-wrote and co-produced Sing Sing, which was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Bentley has also directed Transpecos, which won the Audience Award at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival.