Caged Men: Tales from Chicago's SRO Hotels

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Release DateDecember 30, 2017
Runtime1h 24m
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
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Caged Men: Tales from Chicago's SRO Hotels

"Caged. Invisible. Shamed. Trapped. These words mark the tenants, clerks and even the owners of Chicago's last remaining Singe Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels."

Synopsis

Caged. Invisible. Shamed. Trapped. These words mark the tenants, clerks and even the owners of Chicago's last remaining Singe Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels. These small spaces are home for many at the bottom of Chicago's housing ladder. Cloaked in darkness and secrecy, these hotels are often maligned as drug dens and havens for prostitution but the people who live, work and own these hotels have never fully shared their stories. Caged Men is a feature-length documentary which examines the disquieting stories of near-homeless Americans living on the margins and their invisibility in a largely indifferent and, at times, hostile community. It attempts to lend a voice to SRO residents, clerks, owners and to the hotels themselves.

Cast & Crew

Director

Aaron Shipp

Featured Cast

Roark Moody

Self

Wayne Cohen

Self

Darryl Schlin

Self

Kevin Trainor

Self

Mike Bush

Self

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