New Release
In Transit
Sunday, July 9, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Museum of the Moving Image - Bartos Screening Room
Dirs. Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Benjamin Wu. 2015, 76 mins. Digital projection. In Transit brings viewers aboard the Empire Builder, America’s busiest long-distance train route. Riding on the train as it hurtles back and forth between Chicago and Seattle/Portland, Maysles and Co. move between interconnected vignettes, overheard conversations, and sudden moments of transcendence. Fulfilling Albert Maysles’s career-long dream of capturing the profound, poignantly fleeting culture of rail life, the legendary director's final film serves as a loving portrait of America, travel, and the varieties of human connection.
"[B]eautifully assembled and touching, and an apt memorial for Mr. Maysles"—The New York Times
"Maysles and his collaborators capture 'the rhythm of the tracks' in their film. It is a machine that generates empathy."—RogerEbert.com
Tickets: $15 ($7 for members at the Film Lover level and MoMI Kids Premium levels and above). Order tickets online. (Members may contact [email protected] with questions regarding online reservations.)
Ticket purchase includes same-day admission to the Museum (see gallery hours). View the Museum’s ticketing policy here. For more information on membership and to join online, visit our membership page.
