Motel (2017)
• April 29th, 2017 • 0h 57min
Documentary
Overview
As Niagara Falls transformed from honeymoon capital of the world to Las Vegas North, corporate hotel chains and casinos cast a long shadow over the independent motels that once populated the town. The Continental survived the transition by converting its rooms into affordable housing units, becoming a home for those with few places to go. The night manager, Brian, once a freelance photographer who survived the horrors of war in Vietnam, shares his duties with his colleague Linda. Together they manage both the Continental and the individual struggles of its tenants, providing more than a roof over the heads of those who live under their supervision. Bringing a fresh focus to one of the most photographed places on Earth, director and cinematographer Jesse McCracken develops an intimate and caring portrait of the residents of this modest micro-community set against the backdrop of neon-lit tourist attractions.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Working But Poor - The Middle Class in Crisis
Released on: 2023-01-10
Documentary, TV Movie, Drama
Citizens across Europe who used to belong to the lower middle class have fallen into poverty. An in-...
Innocence
Released on: 2006-01-16
Documentary
In the mountains of Northern Thailand lies a boarding school. The students come from different tribe...
Community First, A Home for the Homeless
Released on: 2019-03-09
Documentary
Community First! Village is designed to lift the chronically homeless off the streets of the Austin,...
Seventh Toa - A BIONICLE Documentary
Released on: 2021-12-05
Documentary
In 2001, a series of leaks within the Bionicle community began to appear, claiming that a seventh pr...
Lost and Found
Released on: 2022-02-01
Documentary
An inspiring documentary about overcoming homelessness and addiction in the City of Los Angeles.
49 Up
Released on: 2006-10-06
Documentary
49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-base...
Darwin's Nightmare
Released on: 2005-01-21
Documentary
Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a sc...
The Natashquan punk
Released on:
Documentary
In 1976, a young punk lands in Natashquan. It’s the beginning of an unlikely love story between a sm...
No Address
Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary
This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people who come to...
Inside the Bruderhof
Released on:
Documentary
In one picturesque village in Sussex, life is very different. There’s no crime, debt or homelessness...
Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP
Released on: 2024-01-08
Documentary
In the midst of a catastrophic steel industry collapse, a remarkable grassroots community effort lea...
We Met in Virtual Reality
Released on: 2022-03-27
Documentary, Animation
Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary r...
Pages of Hope
Released on: 2024-06-21
Documentary, Drama, Adventure
Homeless man Robert (Bobby) Webb discovers the art of filmmaking, turning pages of his life into a h...
A Love Letter to Coopers Cafe
Released on:
Documentary
During the summer of 2023, my father decided to hang up the boots and walk away from the family busi...
Picture Proof
Released on: 2023-03-04
Documentary
Examines the intergenerational impact of addiction by chronicling the love, labor, loss, and uncerta...
Answer the Call
Released on: 2024-01-09
Documentary, Drama
When a firefighter comes to your house, chances are that their lives were just like yours not too lo...
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Released on: 1999-01-31
Documentary, History, TV Movie
The history of Niagara Falls and the people that made it famous.
Land Without Bread
Released on: 1933-12-01
Documentary
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...
Megacities
Released on: 1998-08-12
Documentary
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.