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The last 100 days of Maggie Fooke's Brooklyn Arts Hotel.

'So few films try to capture everyday life, and few succeed as this one has. I enjoyed it so much. Just beautiful' - John Flaus - Australian screen and broadcasting legend

The Brooklyn Arts Hotel was in downtown Fitzroy, Melbourne, and while rather a well-kept secret, it hosted over 25,000 guest stays during its 15 years of operation.

This heart-warming and inspiring documentary is an intimate portrait of Maggie Fooke, the creator of the hotel, as she navigates the final days of this dearly-loved institution, before its closure due to financial constraints.

To Thank The Room is about living life to the fullest and facing major life-transition. Maggie leads a merry dance as she both embraces and resists the process of letting go, with a fierce determination to relish and share her beloved ‘Brooklyn’ to the very last drop.

A film by Belinda Lloyd (her directorial debut) in collaboration with Maggie Fooke and Larry Lawson and awarded Best Melbourne Documentary 2024 at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.