Daybreak Express
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Daybreak Express

7.2 / 10 1957 5mNR English
DocumentaryMusic

Storyline

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D. A. Pennebaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Daybreak Express is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker