Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel (1994)
1994 at the Ambassador Hotel, 55 Mason Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California. From 1978 to 1996, the hotel was managed by Hank Wilson, a San Francisco LGBT activist who made the hotel a model for harm reduction housing. 134 run-down and exhausted rooms populated by homeless men and women, sometimes even children. All of them in urgent need of care, compassion and humanity. Nobly provided by voluntarily working professional health care and social workers staff, various benefactors, volunteers, neighbors, and community contributions.
Director: Ken Swartz
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 51 min
Release Date: November 15, 1994
Cast
- Hank Wilson - Mr Ambassador
- Peter Wilson - reporter
- Pam Moore - Narrator/reporter
- Peter Wilson - Narrator/reporter
- Val Robb - RN Nurse
- Carolyn Jones - RN Nurse
- Bob Lawless - RN Nurse
- Victoria Sanabria - Social worker
- Tom Calvanese - Hotel asssitant
Production: Chronicle Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
san francisco, california, homeless, humanity, tenderloin district
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel about?
- 1994 at the Ambassador Hotel, 55 Mason Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California. From 1978 to 1996, the hotel was managed by Hank Wilson, a San Francisco LGBT activist who made the hotel a model for harm reduction housing. 134 run-down and exhausted rooms populated by homeless men and women, sometimes even children. All of them in urgent need of care, compassion and humanity. Nobly provided by voluntarily working professional health care and social workers staff, various benefactors, volunteers, neighbors, and community contributions.
- Who directed Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel?
- Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel was directed by Ken Swartz.
- Who stars in Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel?
- Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel stars Hank Wilson, Peter Wilson, Pam Moore, Peter Wilson, Val Robb, Carolyn Jones.
- How long is Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel?
- Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel has a runtime of 51m (51 minutes).
- What genre is Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel?
- Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel is a Documentary film.
- Where was Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel produced?
- Life and Death at the Ambassador Hotel was produced in United States of America.