Trainhopper

Story

Synopsis

After years of riding freight trains across America to outrun tragedy, a young drifter must settle in Durham for a filmmaking project that challenges his freedom and forces him to confront the past he tried to bury. Trainhopper is a hypnotic coming-of-age road film blending documentary realism with poetic storytelling — capturing the beauty and loneliness of a life lived in motion.

Director

Tristan Bouan

Writers

Tristan Bouan

Language

English

Release date

4 October 2026

Ensemble

Cast

• Alonzo Saxton II

  Samuel Livingston

• Ellie Barone

  Sarah Wright

• Ray Dooley

  Ray Wright

• George Lucas

  Jeffy

• Geoffrey Culbertson

  Milo the Beekeeper