Sunshine Hotel

Such a well made film. Nate is a tremendous human being, he seems really enlightend. Not just that but a fantastic wordsmith. I wish we could get hold of his letters, he has such a mastery of language.

I just saw this very interesting documentary and it kicked butt! It's full of amazing tidbits and elaborate scenery. What I enjoyed most is how they REALLY REALLY REALLY did an in-depth look at the Sunshine Hotel and it's many aspects. Thumbs Way Up and I gave this a perfect 10.

Such a weird dichotomy of sadness & joy in this film. As someone who has never had an interest in any way of NYC, this film really inspired me to seek out some books on the untold stories of the city. You can really see how the weight of this massive city weighs on these people just driving the spirit out of them. Very well done piece, they should do an anniversary follow up.

I'm in the middle of watching it now.I have a Question about the garden but when I tried to ask this as a FAQ it did not have any option there to post a question. I'm trying to find out what was going on it the section when the errand runner man stops at the nice public garden where he stops at every day for years and some nasty woman in a big hat chases him out literally and very rudely. What is this garden and why would someone who is a docent there act that way to someone? It is very puzzling to us and is not explained at all in the film (as they just have the men speak for themselves with no narration).

As for the film as a whole... it's Interesting...never saw another doc on this subject and have read little on it. The men have many similarities to the street people homeless we see today in the big cities but these guys pay for a very basic roof over their head where they can drink or take drugs or deal with whatever mental issues they have. In homeless shelters you can't drink or take drugs and be right there doing so like you can at a flop like this. It's interesting to see the differences between living like this and being a street person (homeless) or being say in prison... as I've seen many documentaries on men in both of those situations. And seeing this makes one appreciate your own life more and your own living situation and life style.

I'm twenty years late to the game I guess. I just watched this eloquent documentary tonight and I felt extremely touched, enough to urge people to watch this. I feel more alive after viewing, it made me ask my myself some big questions and philosophize on the intricacies of life, the mind, relationships, chance, luck, will... so well pieced together and a great honest light point on some under represented human beings. Thank you for an inspirational film.