[Apr 13] MINNESOTA: Film Screening & Discussion with Director: Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home

Join us for the Minnesota premiere of the award-winning documentary film, Last Train Home, by acclaimed Chinese-Canadian director Lixin Fan. Every Chinese New Year, 130 million migrant factory workers make the epic trip home to their rural villages by train, overwhelming the transportation system, human resources, and any sense of personal space. Fan follows the heartbreaking journey of a young family struggling to stay together as China “hurtles towards modernity and global economic dominance.”  The 87-minute film will be followed by a discussion with the director to examine the role of globalization on tradition, gender roles, and normative nuclear family structures. Watch the trailer at http://www.eyesteelfilm.com/lasttrainhome. Free admission.