Bignell Street Motel and Caravan Park in Gonville was the inspiration behind a short film on show at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
The World in Your Window stars one of its former residents too.
Director Zoe McIntosh met Lena Regan - a straight-talking, tattooed transsexual - when she was filming the 2012 documentary King of Caravans, which follows residents of the Bignell St park.
"It's kind of a place where people go when they are a bit down and out and they're trying to get their life back on track," McIntosh said.
"Lena ended up being one of the main characters in the documentary.