The Stuart Public Library will present the documentary film by Iowans Director Paul Kakert and Writer and Co-Producer Colleen Bradford Krantz  “Train to Nowhere” at 7 P.M. Wednesday, October 3.  Admission is free and is open to the public.

The documentary, “Train to Nowhere; Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation,” offers an honest, yet compassionate look at the 2002 deaths of eleven undocumented immigrants.  It takes the viewers from the streets of southern Texas, to the hills of a Guatemalan farm, to the Iowa town where the bodies were found.

The film is part crime story, part immigration perspective.  The film breaks free of the standard immigration story, however, in examining the case from various viewpoints.  Viewers will see beyond the superficial levels of the people involved in the story and understand the complexities of their personalities and the situation.  This is a crime story that also illustrates how immigration is such a complex issue, far from black and white.

Also present will be Paul Steinbach, of Stuart.  He was a member of the Iowa Medical Examiner’s team that was dispatched to the scene.  He will give a presentation and answer questions after the film.