Mesmerizing Featurette Examines Cinematography in ‘Train Dreams’

by Alex Billington
November 11, 2025
Source: YouTube

🎥 “A lot of locations required having a small camera so we could fit anywhere. Easy to move around and follow whatever’s happening.” One of the best films of 2025 is now out in theaters around the world. Netflix has debuted the film Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley – it’s in theaters now and will be streaming on Netflix later this month. Train Dreams premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to exceptional reviews (here’s mine). The stunningly beautiful story is a moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. It follows him throughout a great deal of his life, through trials and tribulations, as he watches the world change right before his eyes. Featuring a score by Bryce Dessner. Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton as Robert, with Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, with Kerry Condon and William H. Macy. This featurette focuses on the very talented cinematographer Adolpho Veloso who collaborated closely with Bentley crafting this, discussing their ideas & techniques to shoot this. He deserves plenty of nominations – it’s a seriously magnificent film.

Here’s the cinematography featurette for Clint Bentley’s film Train Dreams, from Netflix’s YouTube:

You can view the full official trailer for Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams film right here or first teaser trailer.

“A staggering work of art.” Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, set during the early 20th Century, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (starring Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. Train Dreams is directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Clint Bentley, director of the film Jockey previously, plus a few shorts, and a produce / writer on the Oscar-nominated film Sing Sing. The screenplay is written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (director of Sing Sing), based on the novella of the same name by Denis Johnson. It’s produced by Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (read our review). Netflix will debut Bentley’s Train Dreams in select theaters first on November 7th, 2025, then streaming on Netflix worldwide starting November 21st. Catch it on Netflix. Ready to watch?

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