Clint Bentley, Joel Edgerton, & Teddy Schwarzman, TRAIN DREAMS
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode of the podcast, recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop in LA, three extraordinary guests celebrate the acclaimed new film Train Dreams: writer-director Clint Bentley, actor Joel Edgerton, and Black Bear CEO (and Zibby’s brother!) Teddy Schwarzman. The conversation dives into the art of adaptation, the creative journey behind Train Dreams, and the deeply human themes at the heart of Denis Johnson’s beloved novella. From the challenges of translating a 116-page, time-jumping story for the screen to the emotional resonance of portraying an ordinary life with extraordinary dignity, this insightful discussion offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at filmmaking, storytelling, and collaboration.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens. |
| 0:44.5 | Today is a really special recording because this is about my brother Teddy's movie Train Dreams. |
| 0:51.7 | He is a producer at Black Bear and to celebrate the release of Train Dreams, |
| 0:57.3 | which has gotten so much critical acclaim, we had him and Clint Begley and Joel Edgerton |
| 1:03.4 | at Zivvy's Bookshop. Let me tell you a little bit about Clint, Joel, and my brother, Teddy, |
| 1:09.0 | and then you can listen to this really interesting conversation. |
| 1:11.6 | I mean, I hope. |
| 1:12.3 | I hope you find it interesting. |
| 1:13.6 | I know I did. |
| 1:14.9 | Clint Bentley is an Academy Award nominee. |
| 1:18.7 | He's a writer-director producer, whose debut directorial feature Jockey premiered in |
| 1:23.2 | competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where Clifton Collins Jr. was awarded the special |
| 1:29.6 | jury prize for Best Actor for his role. Bentley and his longtime collaborator Greg Kweedar co-wrote |
| 1:35.7 | and produced the film, which went on to enjoy further global festival success with screenings |
| 1:40.4 | at TIFI and over 30 festivals worldwide, winning the audience award |
| 1:44.5 | at the AFI Film Festival. Bentley and his producing partner, Quaidar, recently launched |
| 1:49.6 | their production company, Ethos, to develop their own original, individual, and joint |
| 1:53.5 | projects, and to champion artists under the innovative and equitable financing model that |
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