Lightdox Boards Monica Stromdahl’s ‘Flophouse America’ Ahead of CPH:DOX World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Sales agency Lightdox has boarded Monica Strømdahl’s “Flophouse America,” which has its world premiere on Wednesday in the main competition section of Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH:DOX.
The film follows 12-year-old Mikal, who shares a small room in a cheap hotel, commonly known as a flophouse, with his parents and their cat, Smokey.
Their home is marked by chaos and alcohol abuse, but also by love and the hope for a better future. Strømdahl spent years traveling across the U.S., documenting life in these hotels.
Eight years ago, she met Mikal, one of many children growing up in this environment. This coming-of-age documentary follows him over three years, capturing the pain of a fractured childhood alongside the warmth and complexity of his family.
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