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TRAVELIN TRAINS is the story of Sam Unterman, a young man in search of his father, "The Snowman," in depression-era Georgia, and the blues music that united and separated him from his search. The truth to the railroad warning that "hobo legends ain't the same as book legends," becomes painfully clear to young Sam in his journey through the music of a generation living the blues. "TRAVELIN TRAINS does wonders in a mere half-hour with a primal theme;the search for the father...the hobo camp scenes are Rembrandtesque on a shoestring. Mofford is clearly a filmmaker of considerable promise." - The Village Voice