# animate! › Films › The Nuclear Train by Daniel Saul

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, hand-drawn animation, live action and animation, digital compositing, nuclear waste, family, fear, disability, drama, filmmaker

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**The Nuclear Train** a film by Daniel Saul

[Daniel Saul](https://rachelanddaniel.co)

2002, 9 min 03 sec

![The Nuclear Train, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/nucleartrain05.jpg)

### a film by Daniel Saul, written by James Flint

### animate! synopsis

An animated drama. James is deeply disturbed by the heavy vibrations made by the train carrying nuclear waste past his home. When he runs away from the house and a failing relationship, he enters a surreal dreamscape from which he may never return.

### key credits

**director**
Daniel Saul

**writer**
James Flint

**director of photography**
Simon Starling

**production designer**
Sarah Lovett

**live-action producer**
Jo Wiser

**music**
Shane Cullinan

**sound designer**
Graeme Miller

**The Nuclear Train** film, stills and other materials © Dan Saul 2002