The Train Rolls On

This halfhour documentary focuses on Medvedkin and his CineTrain of the 1930s a sort of mobile film workshop complete with postproduction facilities animation stations and a large laboratory Traveling thousands of miles across the Russian countryside the train stopped to have its filmmakers document Ukranian harvest practices steel production facilities in southern Russia and other industrial agricultural matters With each crew member living in 1 square meter living quarters all individuals on the train were responsible for various oddjobs and other practical matters in addition to their own filmmaking concerns