Train Station is a multi-director feature film from CollabFeature, the filmmaking team that created The Owner.[2][3]

Train Station
Directed byXavier Agudo
Ryan Bajornas
Surya Balakrishnan
Nicola Barnaba
Petras Baronas
Juliane Block
Leroux Botha
Julia Caiuby
Gregory Cattell
Therese Cayaba
David Cerqueiro
Diane Cheklich
Violetta D'Agata
Felix A. Dausend
Tiago P. de Carvalho
Hesam Dehghani
Giovanni Esposito
Todd Felderstein
Ingrid Franchi
Yango Gonzalez
Vania Ivanova
Yosef Khouwes
George Korgianitis
Joycelyn Lee
Craig Lines
Michael Vincent Mercado
Athanasia Michopoulou
Daniel Montoya
Omer Moutasim
Marc Oberdorfer
Aditya Powar
Tony Pietra
Adam Ruszkowski
Andrés Sandoval
Guillem Serrano
Marty Shea
Nitye Sood
Wilson Stiner
Amirah M. Tajdin
Dzenan Tarakcija
Adrian Tudor
John Versical
Kresna D. Wicaksana
Kevin Rumley
Bruno Zakarewicz
Rafael Yoshida
StarringAlan Madlane, Patrick O'Connor Cronin, Lance Alan, Chris Korte, Robert Skrok, Patrick Gorman, Judith Hoersch, Yoann Sover, Daymon Britton, Vivid Wang, Matt Broman, Bryan Carmody, Georg Anton, Paul Howard, Jim Kitson, Alessandro Luci, Alba Ferrara, Alejandro Leon, Senen Selim
Music byDavid Alonso Garzón, Martin Thornton
Release dates
  • 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) (East Lansing)
  • 3 February 2017 (2017-02-03) (United States)[1]
LanguagesEnglish, Persian, Indonesian, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, Arabic, Romanian, Filipino, Malay

Plot

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Train Station follows a single character, referred to as "The Person in Brown," portrayed by 40 different actors varying in age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Throughout the character's journey, they encounter a series of choices, ranging from minor to life-altering. With each decision made, the film transitions to a new cast and location, continuing the narrative under the direction of a new filmmaker. The cities featured include Berlin, Bogota, Dubai, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tehran and several others across five continents. The film explores themes of cultural diversity, decision-making, and the shared human experience.

Reception

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The film has received a generally positive response from critics. For instance, PopCultureBeast described the film as "the definition of collaborative experimentation in cinema".[4]

Festivals

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Cast

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  1. Xavier Agudo
  2. Lance Alan
  3. Ryan Bajornas
  4. Surya Balakrishnan
  5. Nicola Barnaba
  6. Petras Baronas
  7. Juliane Block
  8. Leroux Botha
  9. Julia Caiuby
  10. Gregory Cattell
  11. Therese Cayaba
  12. David Cerqueiro
  13. Diane Cheklich
  14. Violetta D'Agata
  15. Felix A. Dausend
  16. Tiago P. de Carvalho
  17. Hesam Dehghani
  18. Mahmoud Elsarraj[5]
  19. Giovanni Esposito
  20. Todd Felderstein
  21. Ingrid Franchi
  22. Yango Gonzalez
  23. Patrick Gorman
  24. Vania Ivanova
  25. Yosef Khouwes
  26. George Korgianitis
  27. Chris Korte
  28. Joycelyn Lee
  29. Craig Lines
  30. Alan Madlane
  31. Michael Vincent Mercado
  32. Athanasia Michopoulou
  33. Daniel Montoya
  34. Omer Moutasim
  35. Patrick O'Connor Cronin
  36. Marc Oberdorfer
  37. Aditya Powar
  38. Tony Pietra
  39. Kevin Rumley
  40. Adam Ruszkowski
  41. Andrés Sandoval
  42. Guillem Serrano
  43. Marty Shea
  44. Robert Skrok
  45. Gustavo Valezzi
  46. Patrícia Zakarewicz
  47. Ronaldo L'Costa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hinds, Julie (17 January 2013). "'The Owner' sets Guinness record for most directors". USA Today. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Detroit News". Detroit News.
  3. ^ Staff, Stateside. "Making one film with 40 directors in 23 countries".
  4. ^ "Film Review: "Train Station" is an Experimental Success". PopCultureBeast. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ Mahmoud Elsarraj: Train Station, Man in brown sedan segment Archived 5 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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