A film set death, a rigged trial, and one Aussie author who wouldn't let it go.
An unexpected speeding freight train ploughs into the film crew, a camera assistant is struck and killed by the locomotive. The film's director is subsequently charged with criminal trespass and involuntary manslaughter. An Australian crime author starts to dig and an exhaustive three-year investigation ensues, uncovering shocking new evidence of cover up, collusion and corruption.
Writing
Ruthless narrative construction that builds case like a thriller.
Editing
Archival footage deployed with devastating precision.
Director
David Rollins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The case became a flashpoint for below-the-line crew safety activism, directly influencing industry-wide rail safety protocols on sets.
The 'Midnight Rider' title refers to the Gregg Allman biopic that never finished production — the footage exists in an evidence vault, legally dead.
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