Strong Island

Strong Island

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2017-01-23
Duration:107 min
Director:Yance Ford
Actors:Yance Ford, Harvey Walker, Kevin Myers, Barbara Dunmore Ford, Lauren Ford
Production:Final Cut for Real, yanceville films, Louverture Films, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Chicken & Egg Films, Field of Vision

Overview:

Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.

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