ELLIS

ELLIS

By JR

  • Genre: Short Films
  • Release Date: 2015-11-20
  • Advisory Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 0h 14min
  • Director: JR
  • Production Company: Unframed USA
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: GBP 1.49
6.667/10
6.667
From 69 Ratings

Description

ELLIS awakens our collective memory, taking you back to the early years of Ellis Island through the experience of one immigrant. Set in the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital complex and using JR’s UNFRAMED art installations, ELLIS tells the forgotten story of the immigrants who built America. It is the story of the ghosts of our countries past, the individuals who fled poverty, discrimination, and dictatorships, for a chance at a new life and eerily foreshadows the plight of those who currently seek the same opportunities and safety in this country and other parts of the world. The short narrative film stars Academy Award Winner Robert De Niro, is written by Academy Award winner Eric Roth, and is directed by the artist JR.

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Reviews

  • Depth of Echoes

    5
    By Paul8033
    Such a moving tribute to those who have gone before and those yet to come. Eerily filmed and narrated with love of craft and subject. Respect for making this available for free to view, it deserves no less.
  • Riveting . . .

    5
    By Sumgene
    For anyone who has searched the archives, online and in person, to learn of those whose genes they carry, this film is a monumental tribute. Lest we forget. Thank you.
  • Very underwhelming

    1
    By Fallyhag
    I was hoping to learn a little from this. But it just bored me. Its okay trying to be arty and telling a message…but if it so boring you forget it is on then it is a little wasted… Disappointed.
  • Beautiful

    5
    By Hako1
    Amazing poetry in a cinematic version and thank you for making this free for everyone to watch

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