Hotel 22

Director: Elizabeth Lo

Country: USA

Year of production: 2014

Duration: 8 min

Subject:

Human rights
The citizen and the state
The right to social security
Human dignity

Audience:

Institutions of the state penitentiary system of Ukraine
Employees of penitentiary system
Students
Pupils
Teachers

Inclusive component:

This film takes place over one dramatic night on a bus in Silicon Valley. Line 22 is the only 24-hour bus route in Palo Alto. During the day, it is a regular city bus. But by night, it transforms into an unofficial shelter for the homeless.

director

Elizabeth Lo

Elizabeth Lo was born and raised in Hong Kong, and received her B.F.A. in English and Film from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Her short films have received recognition at festivals across America and Europe, including Sundance, True/False, DOC NYC, and DOK Leipzig. She is currently an MFA candidate in the Stanford University Documentary Film program. Prior to graduate school, Elizabeth wrote and co-produced for the award-winning nonfiction series, Our America with Lisa Ling.