Home is a Hotel

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Home is a Hotel (2023)

Directed by Kevin Duncan Wong

Documentary · 1h 32m

“You gotta build your whole life in a room,” says one of the protagonists of this memorable documentary focused on residents of San Francisco SROs or single room occupancy housing. Available to people with lower incomes or those trying to get off the streets, the buildings are frequently cramped, often noisy, and sometimes riddled with vermin. The film tellingly reveals inhabitants who are diverse and complicated and have a wide variety of needs that these residences and their staffs are often unable to meet. From a single mother trying to find her missing daughter to an elderly woman who is going blind and facing eviction, to the two ex-addicts co-parenting their son, the film gives voice to the broad range of people struggling to keep a roof over their heads in one of the wealthiest cities in the country.

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Crew

Director
Kevin Duncan Wong
Editor
Kristina Motwani

Details

Release date
2023-04-22
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Cantonese, English, Spanish