Hotline (2014)

Directed by

Tony Shaff

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about people who work on crisis hotlines and the strangers who call them. It looks at the deep connections formed through anonymous phone conversations.

intimateconversationalreflectivethoughtfulobservationalemotionally resonantquiet

What happens

Hotline is a 2014 documentary feature film written and directed by Tony Shaff. The film explores the intense connections that are made between strangers over the telephone, and explores these anonymous conversations people are often too hesitant to have with the people closest to them. The film stars Miss Cleo, Jeff Ragsdale, Jamie Blaine, and Tonya Jone Miller. The film was first shown in Toronto at Hot Docs in April 2014, where it was an official selection and audience and jury favorite. On August 9, 2014 Hotline won First Prize for Best Feature Documentary at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. On May 9, 2014, the Brooklyn Film Festival announced that Hotline had been selected for inclusion in its prestigious feature film line-up. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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