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The Train

The Train is a quiet, intergenerational story about memory, migration, and the way history lives on within a family.

When a young girl hears a passing train and calls it out, her grandfather is drawn back to a story once told to him by his own grandfather, how their family fled Guanajuato, Mexico at the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and made their way to the United States.

As past and present gently intertwine, the film reveals how a single moment can carry the weight of generations. The Train reflects on the stories we inherit, the ones we remember, and those we pass forward.

  • Brian Kryszewski de Ybarrondo
    Director
  • Brian Kryszewski de Ybarrondo
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    The Train (El Tren)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Film Festival in Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    Nominee for Best Super Short Film
  • Hollywood Just4Shorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Winner Best Short Film
Director Biography - Brian Kryszewski de Ybarrondo

Brian Kryszewski de Ybarrondo is a Texas-based writer and director whose work explores generational memory, cultural identity, and the lived experience of history. Drawing from his family’s roots in Guanajuato, Mexico, his storytelling is grounded in personal and inherited narratives that connect past and present through intimate, character-driven perspectives.

Through Legacy Studio Originals, he develops films and written works that examine themes of migration, family legacy, and the quiet forces that shape identity across generations. His work focuses on preserving culturally rooted stories with emotional restraint and cinematic realism.

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Director Statement

The Train is a reflection on how memory moves through generations.

The film begins with a simple moment, a granddaughter hearing a train and calling it out. That moment brings her grandfather back to a story his own grandfather once told him about how their family left Guanajuato, Mexico at the beginning of the Mexican Revolution 1910, to the United States.

The structure of the film follows that transmission of memory. The narration allows the story to move naturally between present and past, grounded in how these moments are actually remembered and shared within families.

I intentionally kept the visuals restrained and allowed the voice to carry the story. The goal was not to dramatize events, but to preserve the feeling of hearing something real, something lived, something inherited, and something that stays with you.

At its core, the film is about continuity. A single story moves across generations, connecting past to present, and ultimately becoming something the next generation will carry forward.