The read
It runs a compact 15m.
Synopsis
Ellis, a fourteen-minute film directed by JR and written by Academy Award winner Eric Roth, tells the elusive story of countless immigrants whose pursuit of a new life led them to the now-shuttered Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital. Following its opening in 1902, approximately 1.2 million people passed through the facility, where the Statue of Liberty can be seen from the windows. Languishing in a sort of purgatory awaiting their fate, many were never discharged.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Eric RothScreenplay
- JRDirector
- Nils FrahmOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert De NiroCast
Themes
artellis islandshort film