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Tales of the American

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Producing House

Seemayer Studios presents a new documentary about the American Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District that surrounds it. Since 1979, the American Hotel has been the beating heart of a rich community of artists who began moving into the deserted factory buildings between Alameda and the Los Angeles River.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-11-30

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Stephen Seemayer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Tales of the American

Production Companies: Seemayer Studios LLC

Production Countries: United States of America

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