Film
Caged Men: Tales from Chicago's SRO Hotels
2017 · 1h 24m · Documentary
Caged. Invisible. Shamed. Trapped. These words mark the tenants, clerks and even the owners of Chicago's last remaining Singe Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels.
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
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
Roark Moody
Self
Wayne Cohen
Self
Darryl Schlin
Self
Kevin Trainor
Self
Mike Bush
Self
Larry Moody
Self
Jay Bomberg
Self
Charles Koch
Self
Tyrone Boulware
Self
Crew
- Aaron ShippDirector · Editor
- Deb EschweilerEditor · Producer
Details
- Release date
- December 30, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Documentary
Similar films
Das Dorf der Freundschaft
2001
Vera Klement: Blunt Edge
2010
City of the Winds
2003
Hoop Dreams
1994
Why We Fight
2005
The Fall of the I-Hotel
1983
Halsted Street, USA
1998
Everything Is Fine
The Street
2019
Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger
2009
United in Grief
2023
Anonymous
2017
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.