Chelsea Walls is a 2001 independent film directed by Ethan Hawke, the story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel, in which historic city?
New York City
Title: Gotham Independent Film Awards 2016
Passage: The 26th Annual Gotham Awards, one of the Gotham Independent Film Awards hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 28, 2016.  The nominees were announced on October 20, 2016.  Actors Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams, director Oliver Stone and producer Arnon Milchan received tribute awards.  The ceremony was hosted by Keegan-Michael Key.
Title: Rules for a Knight
Passage: Rules for a Knight is a novel written by Ethan Hawke and illustrated by Ryan Hawke.  The story takes place in the 15th century and is written in the form of a letter from the novel's protagonist, Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke, to his four children.  The novel recounts episodes of Sir Hawke's life as a knight and offers advice to the reader on a variety of topics such as love and chivalry.
Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Passage: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (French: "Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes" ) is a 2017 English-language French 3D science fiction adventure film written and directed by Luc Besson, and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla.  The film is based on the French science fiction comics series "Valérian and Laureline", written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières.  It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles.  Besson independently crowd-sourced and personally funded "Valerian" and, with a production budget of around $180 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made.
Title: Before Midnight (film)
Passage: Before Midnight is a 2013 American romantic drama film, the third in a trilogy featuring two characters, following "Before Sunrise" (1995) and "Before Sunset" (2004).  It was directed by Richard Linklater and stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.  Co-written by Linklater, Hawke and Delpy, the film picks up the story nine years after the events of "Before Sunset"; Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy) spend a summer vacation together in Greece.
Title: Chelsea Walls
Passage: Chelsea Walls is a 2001 independent film directed by Ethan Hawke and released by Lions Gate Entertainment.  It is based on the play "Chelsea Walls" by Nicole Burdette.  It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson, and Robert Sean Leonard among others, with original score by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.  The story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel in New York City.
Title: Daybreakers
Passage: Daybreakers is a 2009 Australian-American science fiction horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig.  The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires.  A vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a blood substitute.  Lead vampire hematologist Edward Dalton's (Ethan Hawke) work is interrupted by human survivors led by former vampire "Elvis" (Willem Dafoe), who has a cure that can save the human species.
Title: Nicole Burdette
Passage: Nicole Burdette is an American playwright and actress.  She wrote the play "Chelsea Walls", which she adapted to film in 2001.  She is a co-founder of the Naked Angels (theater company).  She also gave the company their name.
Title: Tape (film)
Passage: Tape is a 2001 American camcorder drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Stephen Belber, based on his play of the same name.  It stars Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman.  The entire film takes place in real time.
Title: Brooklyn's Finest
Passage: Brooklyn's Finest is a 2009 American crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Michael C. Martin.  The film stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes.  The film was released on January 16, 2009.  The film takes place within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of Brooklyn and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects in the NYPD's (fictional) 65th precinct.  The action revolves around three policemen whose relationships to their jobs are drastically different.
Title: Hotel Chelsea
Passage: The Hotel Chelsea – also called the Chelsea Hotel, or simply the Chelsea – is a historic New York City hotel and landmark built between 1883 and 1885, known primarily for the notability of its residents over the years.  The 250-unit hotel is located at 222 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the neighborhood of Chelsea, Manhattan.  The building has been a designated New York City landmark since 1966, and on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
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