Tales of the American

A warm, unhurried portrait of artists aging together in a crumbling downtown hotel, quietly elegiac and full of small human texture.

Directed by

Stephen Seemayer

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Sandra Cruze, Steven Lamprinos, Jake La Botz

Tagline

You don't just live at the American Hotel, you become part of the American Hotel

Overview

Seemayer Studios presents a new documentary about the American Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District that surrounds it. Since 1979, the American Hotel has been the beating heart of a rich community of artists who began moving into the deserted factory buildings between Alameda and the Los Angeles River.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Art, found family, class, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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