Fade up: “In Silicon Valley, Line 22 is a 24-hour public bus.” Fade up: “Each night, it is a popular route for the homeless.” People waiting at bus station Title: HOTEL 22 Text: 11:14pm People riding on bus DRIVER (OFF SCREEN) Alright, you know this is the 22. You all sleep out here[EL3] . So obey this: no laying down, no putting your feet on the seats. If you’re tired you put your head up against the window over there. Make it respectable for the next people that are getting on, because they’re going to work. Let’s have a nice safe ride, let’s do it right. Anybody wants to act up? Well, you know the consequences. People sleeping on bus AUTOMATED VOICE (OFF SCREEN) For your safety, no smoking, eating, or drinking, and radio silence please. AUTOMATED VOICE (OFF SCREEN) As a consideration for other passengers, please refrain from using mobile phones or other communication devices. AUTOMATED VOICE (OFF SCREEN) If you must use one, please speak quietly and keep your conversations short, so as not to disturb others on the bus. Thank you. Text: 2:05AM [EL4] People sleeping on bus LATE-NIGHT COMMUTER (OFF SCREEN) Lord Jesus Christ...I’ve been working all day, makin’ this money... AUTOMATED VOICE (OFF SCREEN) Thank you for your patience, we will proceed at the scheduled leaving time. A rider confronts a driver over the lack of heating on the bus AL AMBRIS Again brother, how about a little heat? What’s wrong with you guys, man? HOMELESS RIDER (OFF SCREEN) Put the heater on! AL AMBRIS We pay for this fuckin’ fare [EL5] man, we need some heat on here. DRIVER (OFF SCREEN) You need to watch your language man or you can get the next bus. AL AMBRIS Well, why don’t you put the heat on brother, that’s all you gotta do. You won’t hear a word from me if you put the heat on. You’ve got the heater under your feet. You’ve got all your feet warm, all your legs warm, because you’ve got a heater under there. Why don’t you turn it on for us? We pay a fare. Who do you think you are anyway? You’re paid to drive the bus and not change the rules. That’s all it is. Text: 4:10AM [EL6] People sleeping on bus Riders enter into an altercation on the bus LATE-NIGHT COMMUTER (OFF SCREEN) Shut your trap, you asshole. PASSENGER (OFF SCREEN) Oh a racist. Oh this is exciting, we haven’t had any racists here on the bus in many years. And he’s drunk. LATE-NIGHT COMMUTER That’s good and all you other assholes who use this place for your hotel - which is a public bus[EL7] , not a hotel - are all niggers and racist shits anyway. JOSEPH JYNES Hey man, you better shut your motherfuckin’ mouth. LATE-NIGHT COMMUTER You shut your ass, you stinkin’ nigger asshole, not even supposed to be on the bus! Nigger, shit. Bus approaches station[EL8] , riders are woken up. AUTOMATED VOICE (OFF SCREEN) For your safety, please remain stationary until the coach reaches a complete stop. DRIVER (OFF SCREEN) Okay, wake up everybody, Eastridge, wake up! Okay, wake up everybody, end of the line! Okay, end of the line! DRIVER (OFF SCREEN) Wake up, my friend, time to go! Time to go! Time to go! Palo Alto! SECURITY It’s cleared. Riders disembark bus. They wait on the platform for the next bus. Text: 6:50AM [EL9] Driver prepares bus for morning commuters. Homeless riders sit on the platform as the sun rises. [EL1]“Jenny Niklaus, the CEO of the nonprofit EHC LifeBuilders: “Think about it: We are in such a state of crisis that people are eager to ride a bus, and it’s been that way for years.” http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24429126/homeless-turn-overnight-bus-route-into-hotel-22 The 22 bus is the only route that runs 24 hours in Silicon Valley and it has become something of an unofficial shelter for the homeless. They call it Hotel 22. http://www.businessinsider.com/hotel-22-the-dark-side-of-silicon-valley-2014-11#ixzz3Mf0oTva0 [EL2]NOTE: Times stated are based on the bus schedule, but are not necessarily chronological or reflective of the actual time that the footage was shot. The film is compiled from footage shot on the line 22 bus over the course of a week, not a single night. For dramatic effect, time cards have been placed in order to convey what a typical night on the Hotel 22 bus is like. [EL3]The line 22 bus route is commonly referred to as “Hotel 22” and is often used by the homeless for shelter at night: http://www.businessinsider.com/hotel-22-the-dark-side-of-silicon-valley-2014-11 http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24429126/homeless-turn-overnight-bus-route-into-hotel-22 http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24429126/homeless-turn-overnight-bus-route-into-hotel-22 http://kalw.org/post/finding-home-hotel-22 [EL4]NOTE: Times stated are based on bus schedule, but are not necessarily chronological or reflective of the actual time that the footage was shot. The film is compiled from footage shot over the course of a week, not a single night. [EL5]Greta Helm, the VTA’s chief external affairs officer: “If people present a valid fare, there’s no reason to dispute them boarding.” A one-way fare costs $2, but monthly passes can be purchased for $70. VTA officials make clear that homeless have just as much right to ride as anyone as long as they obey the rules. http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24429126/homeless-turn-overnight-bus-route-into-hotel-22 “They are like any fare-paying customer, we can’t discriminate on who and why they’re riding,” says VTA spokeswoman Brandi Childress. “So the customers, whether they have a home or not, they’re riding and they’re following the rules, as long as they’re doing that, we have no reason for them to be denied the services.” http://kalw.org/post/finding-home-hotel-22 [EL6]NOTE: Times stated are based on bus schedule, but are not necessarily chronological or reflective of the actual time that the footage was shot. The film is compiled from footage shot over the course of a week, not a single night. [EL7]“The 22 bus is the only route that runs 24 hours in Silicon Valley and it has become something of an unofficial shelter for the homeless. They call it Hotel 22.” Chris Richardson, director of program operations at the homeless organization Downtown Streets...said: “Hotel 22 is an open secret in the homeless trade - for a couple of bucks people can get a relatively undisturbed night’s sleep.” http://www.businessinsider.com/hotel-22-the-dark-side-of-silicon-valley-2014-11#ixzz3Mf0HnUH5 “During the day, this is Line 22, a regular city bus. But at night, it makes an unofficial transformation into Hotel 22.” http://kalw.org/post/finding-home-hotel-22 [EL8]NOTE: The line 22 route is a two-hour bus ride that commutes between Palo Alto and San Jose throughout the day and night. In the film, there is no distinction made between the two bus stations at the opposite ends of the 22 route (“Palo Alto” in Palo Alto and “Eastridge” in San Jose). [EL9]NOTE: Times stated are based on bus schedule, but are not necessarily chronological or reflective of the actual time that the footage was shot. The film is compiled from footage shot over the course of a week, not a single night. List of Credits: Director,Producer, Editor Elizabeth Lo Original Music - Jonathan Zalben Sound Recording - Christopher Giamo Color Correction - Robert Arnold Sound Mix - Dan Olmsted Thank You - Jamie Meltzer Amanda Micheli Unit B Jan Krawitz Kris Samuelson Christian Gainsley Mark Urbanek Veronica Lopez