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Sunshine Hotel

20011h 38mMichael Dominic
IMDb 7.4

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Just decades ago, flophouses in New York housed nearly 25,000 men living on the margins of society. Today few remain. Filmmaker Michael Dominic takes his camera behind the doors of the Sunshine Hotel, one of the few remaining affordable refuges for the destitute and out of luck, a world that has seemingly stood still for more than eight decades. Here the hotel residents live in tiny four-by-six-foot cubicles crowned by a ceiling of chicken wire. Focusing on several of the Sunshine’s denizens – including a transgender woman saving all her money for additional surgeries and a hotel manager who doubles as its resident philosopher – Dominic presents a non-judgmental snapshot of a diverse group of characters as memorable as the characters at Harry Hope’s bar in Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh.”

Documentary
New York CitySkid RowThe BoweryFlophouse

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What is Sunshine Hotel (2001) about?

Just decades ago, flophouses in New York housed nearly 25,000 men living on the margins of society. Today few remain. Filmmaker Michael Dominic takes his camera behind the doors of the Sunshine Hotel, one of the few remaining affordable refuges for the destitute and out of luck, a world that has seemingly stood still for more than eight decades. Here the hotel residents live in tiny…

Who stars in Sunshine Hotel?

Sunshine Hotel stars Nathan Smith (Narrator (voice)/Self), Tony Bell (Self), Bruce Davis (Self), Kasmir (Self), Vic Kosa (Self). The film was directed by Michael Dominic.

How long is Sunshine Hotel?

Sunshine Hotel has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2001.

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Sunshine Hotel holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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