Emma suffers from ‘Siderodromophilia’ She cannot get aroused unless she is on or around moving trains in Chicago. Her boyfriend Jake is desperately trying to normalize her, but she keeps pulling him into her tortured world.
Likely most viewers will be unfamiliar with Siderodromophilia, a psychological condition that inhibits sexual arousal unless one is riding or around trains. It’s a topic suitable for a short film because as a plot device, the avenues for development feel decidedly limited.
Jake (Yuri Rutman) and his afflicted girlfriend Emma (Jenny Diamico) meet and hit things off – where else – in a train station in Chicago. As long as the two lovers remain in close proximity to trains, the relationship sparks. Unfortunately, how long can you keep that up? Back at their apartment, both Jake and Emma exhibit increasing frustration at the lack of fervor in the relationship, and the growing distance between them. Jake consults a psychiatrist (Jason Elkins), who provides little assistance other than to help articulate the dilemma.
Spare dialog combines with steamy sex scenes to tell a provocative tale. Written, directed and starring Yuri Rutman, “Trained” provides a dab of insight into an admittedly unusual condition. Scott Drucker shoots, co-produces and wears several other hats in this Noci Pictures Entertainment production. In the end, the tortured Emma never manages to normalize her behavior despite Jake’s best efforts. Not surprisingly, the situation ends badly. Perhaps if Jake had rented one of those apartments situated under an L track that nobody wants, things might have turned out differently.
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