Forgotten Ellis Island
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| Forgotten Ellis Island | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lorie Conway |
| Produced by | Amy Stechler |
| Narrated by | Elliot Gould |
| Music by | Gil Talmi |
| Cinematography | Ken Willinger |
| Editing by | William A. Anderson |
| Release date(s) | 8 June 2008 (Boston Film Festival) |
| Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
Forgotten Ellis Island is a documentary film directed by Lorie Conway and narrated by Elliot Gould.[1] A book of the same name by Lorie Conway was published by Smithsonian Books 2007.[2] The film took 9 years to produce and was supported by three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It follows the story of the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital. The work premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service on February 9, 2009.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Chan, Sewell (26 October 2011). "Ellis Island’s Forgotten Hospital". New York Times. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/ellis-islands-forgotten-hospital/. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ * Conway, Lorie, Forgotten Ellis Island : the extraordinary story of America’s immigrant hospital, New York : Smithsonian Books : Collins, 2007. ISBN 9780061241963
- ^ "Forgotten Ellis Island". Public Broadcasting Service. http://www.pbs.org/forgottenellisisland/. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
