Documentary & Discussion: Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation

Date/Time:	Monday, 05 Nov 2012 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
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Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures
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In October 2002, the badly decomposed bodies of 11 undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America were found sealed inside a freight car in rural Denison, Iowa. The documentary "Train to Nowhere" offers an in-depth look at the investigation and those involved. Filmmaker Colleen Krantz is a graduate of Iowa State and former Des Moines Register reporter. AgArts Film Festival

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A discussion with the Colleen Krantz will immediately follow the 60-min film.

"Train to Nowhere" follows the the search for the smugglers who locked the group of undocumented workers in a railcar to throw off Border Patrol inspectors. It offers an in-depth look at the investigation and those involved, from two Guatemalan brothers who are sure their missing younger brother will be listed among the dead to a key immigration agent to a man charged in the case. Collen Krantz worked for a decade as a reporter for daily metro newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Des Moines Register, before turning to freelance journalism. She graduated from Iowa State with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Krantz is the author of the book "Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation" and co-produced the television documentary by the same name.