ABOUT

The photographs of Mike Brodie come to life.

Railbound is a poetic short film built from the work of Mike Brodie — the prolific American photographer who, in his early twenties, train-hopped across the country documenting a subculture of young drifters moving by freight rail. His images captured a raw, intimate portrait of youth on the edge: freedom, restlessness, and the families we find along the way.

The film blurs the line between documentary and fiction, imagining the emotional stories inside those photographs — stories of movement, belonging, and letting go.

Made with AI-assisted animation and shaped entirely by human direction — writing, pacing, editing, performance, sound — Railbound lives in the space between memory and myth.