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Summary:

Filmed over six years, this documentary film follows the residents of single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs, in San Francisco, California--a decades-old practice in many United States cities for those experiencing a housing crisis--as they fight for housing options and to make a better life for themselves and those they care about.

Contributors:

Wong, Kevin Duncan , film director

Sills, Todd , film director

Tham, Kar Yin , film director

Video Project , distributor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Housing — California — San Francisco — Costs

Single-room occupancy hotels — California — San Francisco

Poor — California — San Francisco — Social conditions

Working class — California — San Francisco — Social conditions

San Francisco (Calif.) — Economic conditions

San Francisco (Calif.) — Social conditions

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD-R.
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Closed-captioned in English
Originally released in 2023.
Public performance rights included. See license record l10016879

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; burning; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; sound

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

HD7304.S3 HOM 2023 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Video Project: HAH-2052

OCLC Numbers:

1424817492