Module 2 Film: Riding the Rails

At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter million teenagers were living on the road in the United States, many traveling the country by illegally hopping freight trains. This experience has been documented in Riding the Rails: A Documentary By Michael Uys And Lexy Lovell.

Instructions

As you watch the film, take notes on the following:

Reasons teenagers left home to ride the rails
Good experiences/Acts of Kindness
Problems encountered/Acts of Cruelty
Ways they got money or survive
Anything else that stands out to you

San Francisco Public Library Link

To access the film, you will use your San Francisco Public Library Card to stream the video through Hoopla. You will need to complete a brief and easy registration process with Hoopla.
You will be allowed to have the film checked out for 3 days.

If you do not have a San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) card, you can get one easily by using your CCSF email. Please take the following steps:

Set Your Pin:

You will need to set a pin number to check out books and movies.

SFPL Help

You may email an SFPL librarian if you lose your card or forget your pin #

Amazon Prime Link

You can also order the movie through Amazon Prime if you do not mind paying $3.99