The Motel (film)

The Motel
Poster
Directed byMichael Kang
Written byMichael Kang
Based onWaylaid
by Ed Lin
Produced byMiguel Arteta
Karin Chien
Matthew Greenfield
Gina Kwon
StarringJeffrey Chyau
Sung Kang
Jade Wu
Samantha Futerman
CinematographyLisa Leone
Edited byDavid Leonard
Colleen Sharp
Music byNathan Larson
Production
company
Flan de Coco Films
Distributed byPalm Pictures
Release dates
  • June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28) (United States)
Running time
76 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Cantonese

The Motel is a 2005 American comedy drama film written and directed by Michael Kang in his feature debut. The film won the Humanitas Prize in the Independent Feature Film category, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

It is loosely based on the novel Waylaid by Ed Lin.

  1. ^ Holden, Stephen (June 28, 2006). "A Chinese-American Boy Comes of Age in 'The Motel'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2022.