"A poignant, powerful documentary... The people in Home is a Hotel are compelling, complicated, endearing, tragic, funny and relatable, despite having been dealt some incredibly rough hands... In between these intimate, often painful stories, tenderly framed shots of San Francisco provide a moment for the viewer to take a breath — as well as commentary on the staggering inequality that's come to characterize the city over the last decade."
— Emma Silvers, KQED
"A gentle but very powerful piece... Home is a Hotel is heart opening and offers a humanizing window and perspective into the housing struggle in San Francisco."
— Mel Reyes, San Francisco Public Library
"Anyone who cares about housing justice should watch this film. Anyone looking for an intimate view of housing for the very poorest San Franciscans and the lives of those who inhabit these spaces should see this film."
— Jennifer Friedenbach, Coalition on Homelessness
"A gripping view"
— Richmond Review
"Paints a unique portrait of the city."
— San Francisco Chronicle
"Home is a Hotel shows the dire need to stop treating low-income families and individuals as second class citizens, trying to usher them out of sight rather than to truly help. The subjects are endearing, strong and resilient, there are some genuinely moving moments and some that are painful to watch but all throughout it has a sense of hope...The documentary focuses on the people they impact, and how they refuse to give up."
— Film Carnage
"Poetry"
— Joe Talbot, Director, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
"From the opening panoramic shots of beautiful San Francisco landmarks, the doc offers a sobering contrast of what it's like to live in the precarious margins, where one bad day can ruin one's life."
— EatDrinkFilms
"Fantastic job on conveying the richness of the lives of individuals and families living in SROs in San Francisco. Rather than focusing on the doom loop narrative of San Francisco, this film chose instead to honor its subjects with a more human narrative and lift me with a feeling of empathy and tenderness, rather than despair."
— Carla Pardo, Google
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San Francisco International Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
New York Latino Film Festival
New Filmmakers Los Angeles
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