The Fall of the I-Hotel [In-Person]

The Fall of the I-Hotel [In-Person]

Directed By Curtis Choy

USA | Documentary | 59 min

East Coast Premiere

[After the screening, there will be a live in-person Q&A with the filmmakers. This screening is part of the series, “Retrospectives in Dialogue“.]

The Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents a new restoration of the iconic 1983 documentary, THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL. Under the supervision of director Curtis Choy, this film has been lovingly scanned from a pristine 16mm print, color and sound optimized, digitized at 4K, and finished at 2K.

After a decade of spirited resistance to the razing of San Francisco’s Manilatown, America’s most dramatic affordable housing battleground ends in the August 4, 1977 brutal eviction of the elderly tenants of the International Hotel. Viewed continuously by students of Asian American Studies since its original release in 1983, this documentary serves as witness to a community’s fight to survive.

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In-Person

    • Date and Time

      Saturday, July 29 2023

      2:15 PM to 3:34 PM

    • Venue

      Quad Cinema

      34 W 13th Street
      New York, NY 10011

    Film Details

    1. English, Filipino (Tagalog)

    2. English

    3. East Coast Premiere

    4. 1983

    5. 59 minutes

    6. Documentary

    7. USA

      8. Curtis Choy


      An independent producer and film worker since the early 70s, Curtis Choy’s work as a production sound mixer spans numerous independent and PBS documentaries, commercials, and feature films. He directed DUPONT GUY: THE SCHIZ OF GRANT AVENUE, THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL, and WHAT’S WRONG WITH FRANK CHIN. His sound recording can be heard on THE JOY LUCK CLUB, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, and Academy Award winner, BREAKING LESSONS.

      9. Manilatown Heritage Foundation (Restoration Executive Producer)

        Caroline Cabading (Restoration Producer)

        Victor Zapanta (Restoration Co-Producer)

      10. Curtis Choy

      11. Al Robles (Narrator)

      12. Caroline Cabading and Chet Canlas (Restoration Subtitling)

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