The Motel

Michael Kang

Michael Kang
Ed Lin

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jeffrey Chyau | Character: Ernest
Actor: Sung Kang | Character: Sam
Actor: Jade Wu | Character: Ahma Chin
Actor: Samantha Futerman | Character: Christine
Actor: Alexis Chang | Character: Katie
Actor: Stephen Chen | Character: Gung Gung
Actor: Conor J. White | Character: Roy
Actor: Jackson Budinger | Character: Jess
Actor: Clint Jordan | Character: Walter
Actor: Eleanor Hutchins | Character: Gina
Actor: Ron Domingo | Character: Hank
Actor: Jackie Nova | Character: Shakira
Actor: Jake Holbrook | Character: Toby
Actor: Ian Boyd | Character: Jimmy
Actor: Glen Brackenridge | Character: Cheap Ass Naked Man
Actor: Cheryl Campbell | Character: Naked Woman
Actor: Douglas Bell | Character: Big John
Actor: Alia Raza | Character: Lola Legs
Actor: Melanie Sands | Character: Hot Blonde
Actor: Olivia Kim | Character: Asian Hottie
Actor: Albert Bramante | Character: Little John
Actor: Fausat Lawal | Character: Boomin' System Escort
Actor: Grace Lamb | Character: Grace in Wedding Photo
Actor: David Keller | Character: Married Discreet
Actor: Zeke Hawkins | Character: Street Hustler
Actor: Heather White | Character: Hank's Mistress
Actor: Matthew Mooney | Character: Chop Suey Skater
Actor: Matthew Schimkowitz | Character: Dumpling Skater
Actor: George Moss | Character: Chinese Restaurant Guest
Actor: Diville Moss | Character: Chinese Restaurant Guest
Actor: Vincent Danna | Character: Chinese Restaurant Guest
Actor: Holly Juckett | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Tim Bennett | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Karen Conley | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Kimberly Juckett | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Nathan Juckett | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Andrew Beam | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Elisabeth Paesano | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Shawn Wheeler | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Harlan Cayetano | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Di Drago | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Steve Spehar | Character: Motel Guest
Actor: Andria Kahler | Character: Motel Guest

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Kang | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael Kang | Role: Writer
Name: Ed Lin | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Miguel Arteta | Role: Producer
Name: Karin Chien | Role: Producer
Name: Matthew Greenfield | Role: Producer
Name: George Huey | Role: Producer
Name: Gina Kwon | Role: Producer
Name: Eden J. Shapiro | Role: Producer
Name: Esther Shapiro | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Alan Shapiro | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nathan Larson | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lisa Leone | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: David Leonard | Role: Editor
Name: Colleen Sharp | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Susan Shopmaker | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ernesto Solo | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shane Valentino | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sarah Beers | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Fabian Garcia | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Leza Ann Rawlins | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Leo Won | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jamin O'Brien | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Heather Daniels | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Christina Fontana | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Cecily Kaston | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Marco Cousins | Role: Art Department
Name: Sarah Croot | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Melissa Altro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leslie Bloome | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Briggs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Brochu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom DeLonge | Role: Sound Department
Name: Derrick Espino | Role: Sound Department
Name: Seth Granger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Theresa Radka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Yarmush | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Manny Siverio | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Steve Briante | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chan Jeon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey Kim | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Louise Lovegrove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pete McGill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ron Morales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Romer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Perry Unjang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Velez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Janice Ahn | Role: Casting Department
Name: Melissa Altro | Role: Casting Department
Name: Daniel Brochu | Role: Casting Department
Name: Corinne Manabat Cueva | Role: Casting Department
Name: Tom DeLonge | Role: Casting Department
Name: Ben Diskin | Role: Casting Department
Name: Michael Yarmush | Role: Casting Department
Name: Erica Palgon | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Merav Elbaz Belschner | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Chad Beck | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Conor Guy | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Anthony L. Jamison | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marta Alicia Masferrer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mark Scheib | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adam B. Stein | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Marisa Wu | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: James Horner | Role: Music Department
Name: Hal Oppenheim | Role: Music Department
Name: Garry Schyman | Role: Music Department
Name: Margaret Yen | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Kenneth Chu | Role: Production Department
Name: Simon Hawkins | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Kim | Role: Production Department
Name: Matt Maisto | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Sledd | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Susan Chun | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Angela Beresford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dario Camara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Cantaldi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Winston Emano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zeke Hawkins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ethan Hoyt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregory Kenney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Magdael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian M. Stratford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Stulz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven W. Wallace | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: NaRhee Ahn | Role: Thanks
Name: Jordan Allen-Dutton | Role: Thanks
Name: Alice Arlen | Role: Thanks
Name: Lynn Auerbach | Role: Thanks
Name: Henry Bean | Role: Thanks
Name: Walter Bernstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Kathryn Bigelow | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Bodie | Role: Thanks
Name: Mark Bomback | Role: Thanks
Name: Harlan Bosmajian | Role: Thanks
Name: Kenneth Brecher | Role: Thanks
Name: Michelle Byrd | Role: Thanks
Name: Esther K. Chae | Role: Thanks
Name: Curtis Chin | Role: Thanks
Name: Kevin Chinoy | Role: Thanks
Name: Jim Chu | Role: Thanks
Name: Curtiss Clayton | Role: Thanks
Name: Laura Colella | Role: Thanks
Name: Christa Collins | Role: Thanks
Name: Laurence Coriat | Role: Thanks
Name: Alfonso Cuarón | Role: Thanks
Name: Bianca D'Carpio | Role: Thanks
Name: Joan Darling | Role: Thanks
Name: Lydia Dean Pilcher | Role: Thanks
Name: Anthony Drazan | Role: Thanks
Name: Alli Farrell | Role: Thanks
Name: Sally Field | Role: Thanks
Name: Naomi Foner | Role: Thanks
Name: Gyula Gazdag | Role: Thanks
Name: Jodi Gibson | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Golub | Role: Thanks
Name: Todd Graff | Role: Thanks
Name: Erin Greenwell | Role: Thanks
Name: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Role: Thanks
Name: Jessica Hagedorn | Role: Thanks
Name: Woody Han | Role: Thanks
Name: Ed Harris | Role: Thanks
Name: John Hill | Role: Thanks
Name: Joan Huang | Role: Thanks
Name: Timothy Huang | Role: Thanks
Name: Anne Hubbell | Role: Thanks
Name: Emily Hubley | Role: Thanks
Name: Paul Juhn | Role: Thanks
Name: Daniel Dae Kim | Role: Thanks
Name: Jacob Kornbluth | Role: Thanks
Name: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Role: Thanks
Name: Neil LaBute | Role: Thanks
Name: Scarlett Lam | Role: Thanks
Name: C.S. Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Edmund Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Fay Ann Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Johanna Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Kevin B. Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Will Yun Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Lehmann | Role: Thanks
Name: Linda Lichter | Role: Thanks
Name: Perry Lin | Role: Thanks
Name: Joshua Marston | Role: Thanks
Name: Jack Mayesh | Role: Thanks
Name: Ilyse McKimmie | Role: Thanks
Name: Thomas Moon | Role: Thanks
Name: Risa Morimoto | Role: Thanks
Name: Chieko Murata | Role: Thanks
Name: Greg Pak | Role: Thanks
Name: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan | Role: Thanks
Name: Andrew Pang | Role: Thanks
Name: Alexander Payne | Role: Thanks
Name: Jodi Peikoff | Role: Thanks
Name: Todd Phillips | Role: Thanks
Name: Wayland Quintero | Role: Thanks
Name: Robert Redford | Role: Thanks
Name: Bradford Reed | Role: Thanks
Name: John Ridley | Role: Thanks
Name: Sung Rno | Role: Thanks
Name: Howard A. Rodman | Role: Thanks
Name: Doug Sadler | Role: Thanks
Name: James Saito | Role: Thanks
Name: Michelle Satter | Role: Thanks
Name: Susan Shilliday | Role: Thanks
Name: Zachary Sklar | Role: Thanks
Name: Yaphet Smith | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Sollett | Role: Thanks
Name: Rich Song | Role: Thanks
Name: Patrick Stettner | Role: Thanks
Name: Sara Tanaka | Role: Thanks
Name: Matt Tauber | Role: Thanks
Name: Kevin Tent | Role: Thanks
Name: Jon Turteltaub | Role: Thanks
Name: Makoto Ueda | Role: Thanks
Name: Jenna Ushkowitz | Role: Thanks
Name: Yesim Ustaoglu | Role: Thanks
Name: Eva Vives | Role: Thanks
Name: Wayne Wang | Role: Thanks
Name: Erik Weiner | Role: Thanks
Name: Lisa Wiegand | Role: Thanks
Name: Alice Wu | Role: Thanks
Name: Jo Yang | Role: Thanks
Name: Helen Yum | Role: Thanks
Name: Perry Yung | Role: Thanks

The Motel | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi133234969/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi133234969/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563754186831.mp4?Expires=1788437049&Signature=SayPrzc45qWJUWf2G5jaVtmyQwOVqtP31uCx48vC8OjZqCJRo8j76uTWavY~MkYs1ITCgGhO-2l43eA51w9EymLbdAYolWmyr6qMJHPHNyWSx0VCd6GBhGONvIIG8lP6IOCgJm-xs4b2xHGULzJ08pef9uaQA-TPWS-nPNxGo026i9lBAaqAGHykpGIq0WMqPy2oPhZ35lLWJE8~ov5R~0IBw5yVckZXp3Muma2PtzFAMUTvTgYVptYxov8PfWgF01VzwXCe5NWMZNzbuLCGlHAmcg71XrW7hXVhsYRgRuxeduHUmdd2WosLcxO8et3KGnAhCwyXlpStjbI7ZsiODA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

United States: January 24, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: June 28, 2006 (New York City, New York)
United States: July 28, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
Philippines: August 8, 2007 (Cinemanila International Film Festival)

Winner | 2005 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Sundance Film Category | Michael Kang, The Motel
Winner | 2005 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Producers Award | Gina Kwon, The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Motel
Nominee | 2007 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best First Feature | Michael Kang, Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta, Gina Kwon, Karin Chien, The Motel
Winner | 2005 | San Diego Asian Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Narrative Feature | Michael Kang, The Motel
Winner | 2005 | San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Narrative | Michael Kang, The Motel
Winner | 2006 | VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Best Narrative Feature | Michael Kang, The Motel

Domestic: USD 51540
Period: Oct 20 – 22, 2006 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 49243 | Interval gross: USD 2471 | Per theater average: USD 1235
Period: Oct 6 – 8, 2006 | Rank: 130 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 46772 | Interval gross: USD 166 | Per theater average: USD 166
Period: Sep 22 – 24, 2006 | Rank: 120 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 46606 | Interval gross: USD 1501 | Per theater average: USD 750
Period: Sep 8 – 10, 2006 | Rank: 118 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 44778 | Interval gross: USD 650 | Per theater average: USD 650
Period: Sep 1 – 3, 2006 | Rank: 100 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 43692 | Interval gross: USD 1903 | Per theater average: USD 634
Period: Sep 1 – 4, 2006 | Rank: 105 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 43904 | Interval gross: USD 2115 | Per theater average: USD 705
Period: Aug 18 – 20, 2006 | Rank: 120 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 40752 | Interval gross: USD 1595 | Per theater average: USD 398
Period: Jul 21 – 23, 2006 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 27740 | Interval gross: USD 1170 | Per theater average: USD 1170
Period: Jul 7 – 9, 2006 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 22900 | Interval gross: USD 5940 | Per theater average: USD 5940
Period: Jun 30 – Jul 2, 2006 | Rank: 72 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 11565 | Interval gross: USD 7100 | Per theater average: USD 7100
Period: Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2006 | Rank: 66 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 14405 | Interval gross: USD 9940 | Per theater average: USD 9940