Manongs Film Project (1979)

A collection of film clips of what would become Curtis Choy’s seminal documentary The Fall of the I-Hotel. This work-in-progress documentary includes In-depth interviews with Manongs – an Illocano term of respect for elders – and community leaders as they fought to stop the mass eviction of Asian American elders from the International Hotel and the destruction of San Francisco’s Manilatown.

Released

1979-02-20

Runtime

153 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Curtis Choy, Christopher Chow, Emiko Omori