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Ellis Island, Landing point of hopes and dreams
About this film
Ellis Island, a unique documentary about immigration into the USA, for the first time in color! Probably the periode between 1892 and the first World War, during which approximately 12 million immigrants entered the USA, can be considered as the most important in American history. After reading numerous comments under Youtube videos that deal with this topic, it has become clear that this is not the most popular subject on any school's curriculum. One of the reasons could be that the available poor quality film footage makes it difficult, especially for young people, to associate with such an old period on history, including the ordeals that immigrants experienced. Therefore this restored and colorized film is an attempt to bring these historic events better into perspective and thus become more appealing to be viewed through todays eyes. It is important to understand why people wanted to become an American citizen more than a century ago, especially in view of the fact that there is a 40% chance that one of these immigrants was your great, great grandfather or great grandmother. What drove them to undertake such a dangerous journey that would also totally change their lives? The a…
Directors & creators
RicksFilmRestoration
Subjects
Ellis Island, New York, Immigration, USA, Port of entry