Trains

Elegantly crafted entirely from black and white archive footage, Trains is a mesmerising portrait of Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.

Taking in all the delights of early locomotive travel, the development of industry and commuter moments both unusual and mundane, the footage takes a darker turn as first one war and then another make their mark upon history and humanity.

Maciej Drygas’ wordless documentary  – which won the IDFA Grand Prize – is a profound, sweeping history of the 20th Century, movingly capturing its hope and its tragedy.