Strong Island

6.4

2017

1h 47m

Documentary

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.

Key Crew

Director

Yance Ford

Producers

Yance Ford

Joslyn Barnes

Cinematography

Alan Jacobsen

Music

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Cast (7)

Yance Ford

Himself

Harvey Walker

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