Clint Bentley

Train Dreams

by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Grainier attempts to tend to the broken leg of a feral child he believes to be his lost daughter, Kate. After a brief, tender moment of care and recognition, he wakes to find her fleeing back into the wilderness, leading to a heartbreaking final goodbye.

Train Dreams

by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Robert Grainier visits Claire at her remote fire lookout tower, where they bond over their shared experiences of grief and isolation. Grainier confesses the haunting guilt he feels over the loss of his wife and child, while Claire offers a philosophical perspective on finding purpose within the natural world.

Train Dreams

by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

In a remote fire lookout tower, Grainier visits Claire and opens up about the tragic loss of his wife and child in a forest fire. They share a vulnerable moment of connection as Claire, also a widow, offers a philosophical perspective on grief and their shared isolation. The scene explores themes of survival, haunting memories, and finding purpose after devastating loss.

Train Dreams

by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

A husband and wife discuss their future and the possibility of building a more stable life together on their land. Gladys expresses her desire for Grainier to work closer to home to break a cycle of unhappiness she saw in her mother, while Grainier weighs the financial reality of their dreams.

Sing Sing

by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley

Divine Eye reveals to Divine G that his initial cynicism toward the prison's theater program was a front for his lifelong artistic yearning. He challenges Divine G's stoicism, urging him to drop his mask and accept the community's support after a personal failure.

Sing Sing

by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley

A wrongfully convicted man faces a parole board to argue for his clemency based on new evidence. The tension peaks when the lead commissioner questions whether the prisoner's emotional plea is a genuine expression of remorse or merely a performance honed in the prison's theater program.

Sing Sing

by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley

Inside a prison theater, Divine G and Divine Eye share a rare moment of vulnerability while watching a chaotic rehearsal. They discuss the redemptive power of the arts and the painful reality of their estranged relationships with their children on the outside.