Summaries

This documentary explores the world of hobos and freight train hopping. Filmmaker Sarah George follows Switch and Baby Girl, two hobos who must give up the rails when Baby Girl becomes pregnant with child. We also meet Lee, who lives in the forest when he isn't riding the rails. We see hobo culture as an adventurous rejection of the modern humdrum of American life.—Martin Lewison <[email protected]>

Over a period of five years, filmmaker Sarah George chronicled the lives of several modern-day train hoppers, a vanishing culture to which she also belongs. These individualists choose to eschew the comforts of modern American life to pursue the freedom and unpredictability of riding the rails, a choice that reflects both their lifestyle preference and a personal philosophy that is often based on environmental concerns. Through Sarah's insightful interviews, the modern hobos discuss their unique experiences and the incredible thrill of train-hopping.—Sujit R. Varma

Details

Keywords
  • train
  • punk
  • bull
  • trainhopping
  • freighthopping
Genres
  • Crime
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 10, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Oddyssian Encounters Worthy Entertainment

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
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