Multi award-winning international documentary at film festivals, Trains, directed by Maciej J. Drygas, has entered the repertoires of cinemas in the United States and Germany.
The German premiere took place on October 2, following a prior screening for Berlin audiences at the September filmPOLSKA festival. For distribution in the German market, dejavu-film handles the release, and a detailed schedule of screenings—covering Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Mannheim, Hanover and other cities—is available on the distributor’s website.
In the United States, the film is distributed by EPF Media, a company specializing in documentary and auteur cinema. The premiere screening occurred on October 2 at the Maysles Documentary Center in New York, and in the subsequent days the film will also be shown at DCTV’s Firehouse. From October 2 to 5, director Maciej J. Drygas and producer Vita Želakeviciūtė will participate in events. From mid-month, Trains will also be shown on the West Coast — Los Angeles screenings will include Q&A discussions and press meetings.
The U.S. theatrical distribution is part of a broad campaign promoting the film in the context of its submission to the Oscars in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Trains is a unique compilation of a vast array of authentic archival materials, guiding viewers through the history of nearly the entire 20th century. The film traces the journey of man “from creation to destruction, from ordinary labor to industrial machinery, from hope to despair,” linking the technical sphere of railways with the dramas of human fates and becoming a symbolic reflection on the human condition in an era of rapid upheaval.
The film’s Oscar promotion was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
International promotion of the film is handled by IKH Pictures Promotion.