Short film

Ellis Island

1981 · 28 min

A quiet, haunting meditation that drifts through memory and loss like a half-remembered song.

Overview: Meredith Monk's "Ellis Island" is a haunting, reflective piece on Ellis Island and the immigrants who passed through there.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Memory, identity, isolation, immigration
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
isolation
immigration
grief
Places: sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none