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Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Golden Globe-nominee Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. Orphaned at a young age, Robert grows into adulthood among the towering forests of the Pacific Northwest, where he helps expand the nation’s railroad empire alongside men as unforgettable as the landscapes they inhabit. After a tender courtship, he marries Gladys (Academy Award-nominee Felicity Jones) and they build a home together, though his work often takes him far from her and their young daughter. When his life takes an unexpected turn, Robert finds beauty, brutality and newfound meaning for the forests and trees he has felled.

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. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley with a screenplay by Bentley and Academy Award-nominee Greg Kwedar, the writing team behind Sing Sing, the film also stars Academy Award-nominees William H. Macy and Kerry Condon. (Synopsis by Netflix)

Clint Bentley - Academy Award nominee Clint Bentley is a writer-director-producer whose debut directorial feature, JOCKEY (Sony Pictures Classics), premiered In Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where Clifton Collins Jr. was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Best Actor for his role. Bentley and his long-time collaborator Greg Kwedar co-wrote and produced the film which went on to enjoy further global festival success with screenings at TIFF, AFI and over 30 festivals worldwide, winning the Audience Award at the AFI Film Festival. JOCKEY also received awards recognition, including two Independent Spirit Award nominations, plus The National Board of Review named it one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2021.

Bentley and his producing partner Kwedar recently launched their production company ETHOS to develop their own original, individual and joint projects, and to champion artists under the innovative and equitable financing model that they pioneered on JOCKEY and further developed with SING SING (A24). Bentley co-wrote and produced SING SING with Kwedar, which earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. SING SING received a further two Academy Awards nominations with one for lead actor Colman Domingo, as well as numerous Golden Globe, Independent Spirt Award, BAFTA and Critics Choice Awards nominations. Both AFI and the National Board of Review named SING SING in their top films of the year lists.

Bentley’s previous work includes co-writing and producing TRANSPECOS, which won the Audience Award at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, while Moviemaker Magazine named Bentley (and Kwedar) on their ‘Screenwriters to Watch’ list. Most recently, Bentley directed TRAIN DREAMS (Netflix), an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize finalist novella of the same name. Co-written by Bentley and Kwedar, the film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and stars Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy and Kerry Condon.

In addition to his film work, Bentley received a 2026 Pushcart Prize for his short story “Cairn” that first appeared in The Iowa Review. His fiction has also appeared in The Baltimore Review.

Parker Laramie is an Emmy and Eddie-nominated editor of award-winning, critically acclaimed scripted and non-fiction films, including Sing Sing, André is an Idiot and Train Dreams. His work has received awards at international film festivals including Sundance, where he received the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award. His approach is primarily informed by his documentary work, with an eye for naturalism and serendipity.

Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP - Brazilian-born cinematographer Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP, lensed the widely acclaimed and beloved film Train Dreams (2025), directed and written by Clint Bentley and released by Netflix.

The film premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, with the cinematography earning a Critics Choice Award nomination, a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination, placement on the 98th Academy Awards shortlist, and numerous wins and nominations from critics’ associations worldwide.

Following Train Dreams, Veloso served as cinematographer on M. Night Shyamalan’s Remain, scheduled for release in 2026.

Veloso previously earned widespread recognition for his cinematography on Jockey (2021), alsodirected by Clint Bentley and starring Clifton Collins Jr., which received a Spotlight Awardnomination from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Additional honors for his work include the Best Cinematography Award at Torino Underground Cinefest for the Brazilian drama Rodantes (2021), and the Best Cinematography Award at the Mostra de València for Mosquito (2020). Mosquito also received Best Cinematography awards from both the Brazilian Society of Cinematographers and the Portuguese Society of Cinematographers.

Veloso’s work extends across feature films, documentaries, television, and music videos. His cinematography on the documentary On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace (2017) earned a Golden Frog nomination at Camerimage and the IMAGO International Award for Best Cinematography. His music video work has received two Camerimage Film Festival nominations, and his cinematography on the pilot of Becoming Elizabeth (2022) earned an additional Golden Frog nomination.

He is a member of the Brazilian Cinematography Association (ABC) and the Portuguese Society of Cinematography (AIP). He is represented by CAA in the United States, Lux in Europe, and Aura in Latin America.