DREAMING WALLS
by Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier
synopsis
The legendary Chelsea Hotel in New York City, an icon of 1960s counterculture and an artists’ refuge for over a century, has been under renovation for the past eight years and will soon reopen as a luxury hotel. 51 people, now all in their later years, still live amidst the scaffolding. Caught between fear and frenzy, some residents prepare for imminent upheaval as others protest against the hotel’s administration or hole up in their rooms. Against this backdrop of constant change, the film explores the utopian origins that contributed to the Chelsea’s mythical stature as well as questions the challenges it confronts in the future, as its residents, sold to capitalism, and walls themselves face a turning point in their common history.
international title: | Dreaming Walls |
original title: | Dreaming Walls |
country: | Belgium, France, United States, Netherlands, Sweden |
sales agent: | Dogwoof |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier |
screenplay: | Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier |
cinematography by: | Virginie Surdej, Joachim Philippe |
producer: | Hanne Phlypo, Quentin Laurent |
co-producer: | Frédéric de Goldschmidt, Simone van den Broek, David Herdies |
executive producer: | Lori Cheatle |
production: | Clin d'oeil Films, Les Films de l'œil sauvage, Media International, Basalt Film, Momento Film, Hard Working Movies (US) |
backing: | Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Eurimages, Centre de l'Audiovisuel à Bruxelles (CBA) |