Europe is derailed. The borders are open and the train lines are built but to cross Europe by train is still an enormous undertaking. In Europe’s off the rail, we take a trip with all kinds of train-dreamers and do-ers. Each wants to make systematic changes to get Europe back on track.
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Europe is of the rails
Everyone seems to agree: we need less air travel and more train travel. Consensus or not, systems and political ambitions do not quite match up. Whereas in the 1950s the train was still presented as the means of transportation that would connect Europeans - literally and figuratively. The railway passenger is currently subjected to national interests that do not always align with European railroad ideals. The drive for efficiency and numbers stands in the way of true connection. What happened to those European ideals and how do we improve that connection?
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working on this documentary were:
director
Maren Merckx
research
Sharine Rijsenburg
editorial team
Tara Vierbergen
Daan Kuys
Ilija Bozovic
Mo Jouhri
Doortje Nieuwenhuijzen
Laura Hesselink
camera
Thomas van Krugten
Pim Hawinkels
audio
Pepijn Aben
drama
Jurjen Blick
editor
Paul Delput
image editor
Paula Witkamp
grading
Gerhard van der Beek
audio post-production
Rob Dul
motion design
Joost Guliën
Fien Leeflang
voiceover
Katinka Baehr
producer
Regina Rijpkema
assistent producer
Pepijn van Oirschot
Xavier Res
executive producer
Zoë de Wilde
editor in chief
Julia Veldman