The Fall of the I-Hotel

Directed by Curtis Choy

Special Presentations / USA / 1983 / Documentary / 58 mins / English

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The Fall of the I-Hotel

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Description

Forcible evictions devastated a manong community after the International Hotel was demolished in 1981, marking the destruction of the last block of San Francisco’s Manilatown. Narrated by late poet Al Robles, THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL tells the story of 50 old-timers displaced by 300 cops in the dead of night and the overall impacts of urban renewal.

— Lauren Lola

Expected Guests in Attendance: Curtis Choy (Director/Writer/Producer), Emiko Omori (Cinematographer)

Co-presented by: Manilatown Heritage Foundation