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How Adam Irving stayed the course to make 'Off the Rails'

First-time filmmaker Adam Irving faced a lot of obstacles telling the tale of compulsive New York train thief Darius McCollum. But Irving was determined to get his movie Off the Rails made. He tells us how he did it, and what he learned about making and marketing documentaries along the way.

By Kim Masters • Oct 29, 2016 • 29m Listen

When aspiring documentarian Adam Irving approached Darius McCollum about telling his story, he learned he was the 27th person who hoped to make a film about this obsessed New Yorker who just can't stop stealing trains and buses despite repeated incarcerations. Irving tells us how he succeeded where others failed, and how his documentary Off the Rails turned into something more than the simple caper movie he originally intended to make.

Photo: Filmmaker Adam Irving, director of Off the Rails

Kim Masters
partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”
KCRW Staff
KCRW Staff
Kaitlin Parker
Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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How Adam Irving stayed the course to make 'Off the Rails'

First-time filmmaker Adam Irving faced a lot of obstacles telling the tale of compulsive New York train thief Darius McCollum. But Irving was determined to get his movie Off the Rails made. He tells us how he did it, and what he learned about making and marketing documentaries along the way.

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How Adam Irving stayed the course to make 'Off the Rails'

First-time filmmaker Adam Irving faced a lot of obstacles telling the tale of compulsive New York train thief Darius McCollum. But Irving was determined to get his movie Off the Rails made. He tells us how he did it, and what he learned about making and marketing documentaries along the way.

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