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.
Directed by JR
art
ellis island
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Robert De Niro
Crew
JR
Director
Eric Roth
Screenplay
Nils Frahm
Original Music Composer
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
transcendentalbooks
7.0★ · 08/02/25
ts is,sick didnt know de niro do shorts but that is fire
ts is,sick didnt know de niro do shorts but that is fire
Nice2MeatYou
6.8★ · 01/14/25
I'm the ghost of those who never got to get there. And the ghost of those who will never get there.
I'm the ghost of those who never got to get there. And the ghost of those who will never get there.
maquin
6.9★ · 12/27/22
I'm the ghost of those who never got to get there. And the ghost of those who will never get there.
I'm the ghost of those who never got to get there. And the ghost of those who will never get there.