Though filmed in 1911, "You Remember Ellen" tells the timeless story of love across the economic divide. "You Remember Ellen" is now available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.
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The 1912 Irish short film His Mother is now available on the Irish Film Institute s IFIPlayer.
Directed by Sidney Alcott and produced by The Kalem Film Company of America, His Mother opens with a wealthy American tourist couple happening upon a talented violinist, Terence, and his mother in a small cottage in rural Ireland.
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Terence grasps the opportunity and, thanks to his mother’s meager savings, leaves his peasant roots in Ireland for the bright lights of the New York stage. He thrives in New York society but, back in Ireland, his pining mother is encouraged by the local priest to join him. She finally arrives at a concert Terence is playing in Carnegie Hall.