Jim E

Jim E (2017)

US · 8 min · 2017

  • Documentary
  • History
  • Biography
  • Short

Directed by: Chris Blunk

A Moroccan immigrant celebrates his 50th year as a bellman at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Jillali Elidrissi - called 'Jim E' by his friends and U.S. Presidents alike - gives a loving tour of the hotel's grand past, unaware that big changes loom in the near future.