Hollywood Hotel

A documentary that offers an insight into the lives of the residents who call Hollywood hotel home.

Once a silver service establishment Hollywood Hotel has approximately seventy residents. Gone are the waiters and silver service. In place is a strong sense of community complete with the constant struggle for survival. These are people living on the fringe of society - the elderly, the unemployed, the de-institutionalised - who rely heavily on their fortnightly pension. The film focuses on the lives of four individuals set against the backdrop of pre-pension and pension day.

Director: Fiona Hergstrom
Writers: Fiona Hergstrom & Catherine Marciniak
Producer: Tony Wright
Duration: 32 min
Gauge: 16 mm
Developed with the assistance of Film Victoria