Amazon Prime Video announces its partnership with director Dagan W. Beckett to bring Legacy America: A Portrait of the American Railway to audiences worldwide.
Review for Legacy America:
Legacy America takes a photo of the nation through the lens of photographer Holt Webb. Mr. Webb's journey highlights passenger rail travel's past, present and future endeavors across the American frontier, asking, "Is there a place left in our nation for passenger rail travel?"
Director Dagan W. Beckett shared his passion for the project, saying, “What I really love about the messaging of this film is the hope for a better tomorrow. We go on a journey with our friends, Holt and Rhett, and see the world through their eyes. In doing that, we celebrate the past and then look to the future and how we, as Americans, can be a conduit for a better tomorrow.
Film lead, Mr. Webb is an accomplished book author and master landscape and architectural photographer. Mr. Webb has spent much of his career traveling the country, through his Vanishing America expedition, documenting its history through his passion for mid-century architecture and photography.
“Since I was a child, I wanted to travel the United States uncovering the stories of the forgotten people and places that made this country what it is today. Legacy America is that dream come true,” said Mr. Webb.
Mr. Beckett and his team prominently feature Chattanooga’s own, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and the privately owned, BRIGHTLINE highspeed trains out of Miami, Fl.
“TVRM is honored to have been a part of this important story," said Penelope Soule Gault, director of Marketing, Communications and Product Development, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. "Our commitment to preserving the engineering marvels of the early 1900s is only surpassed by our passion for sharing these stories with our guests and loyal supporters.”
“These are exciting times for our nation," said Wes Edens, owner, Brightline. "We (Brightline) have this concept, we call it 'train in a box.' We want to talk to people about how they can have a highspeed train in their hometown. Our passenger train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is just the first of this new passenger rail industry in our nation. “
Film director Mr. Beckett, won an Emmy in 2022 for his film Songbirds in the topical documentary category by the Mid-South region of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Songbirds can be found streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Peacock and Apple TV.
Recently, Mr. Beckett and his production team were nominated for a second time by The Mid-South region of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for work on his film Beautiful Faces (2024), which is distributed on Tubi and Amazon Prime Video.
Mr. Beckett and his team are currently in production for their latest film, Sadowsky, a music documentary due out in 2026.
Legacy America is available to stream now exclusively on Amazon Prime Video along with the official film soundtrack available to stream on both Apple Music and Spotify.