White Hotel (film)
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White Hotel is a documentary film
produced by American filmmakers Dianne Griffin and Tobi Solvang in the late 1990s. It was shot in Eritrea
. The film focuses on the issue of HIV
/AIDS
infection in Eritrea.
The "White Hotel" is the tourist residence where Griffin and Solvang begin their journey in Eritrea.
White Hotel was picked up for distribution by Jane Balfour Films in 2001. It was released on VHS
in 1999.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced by American filmmakers Dianne Griffin and Tobi Solvang in the late 1990s. It was shot in Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
. The film focuses on the issue of HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
infection in Eritrea.
The "White Hotel" is the tourist residence where Griffin and Solvang begin their journey in Eritrea.
White Hotel was picked up for distribution by Jane Balfour Films in 2001. It was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in 1999.
External links
- White Hotel description at the United Nations Association Film Festival
- Review at realtalkreviews.com