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The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this Oscar-nominated documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother.Watch St...
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Strong Island is an American 2017 true-crime documentary film directed by Yance Ford . Synopsis. The film centers on the April 1992 murder of Ford's brother William, a 24-year-old African-American teacher in New York, who was shot and killed by Mark P. Reilly, a 19-year-old white chop shop mechanic.
Sep 15, 2017 · Yance Ford, a transgender filmmaker, explores the killing of his brother William Ford Jr. and the justice system that failed him. The documentary challenges the racial bias and fear that shaped the case and its aftermath.
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- Documentary, Crime
- Yance Ford
- 2017-09-15
Strong Island chronicles the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy - from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the presumed safety of middle class suburbs, to the maelstrom of an unexpected, violent death.
Sep 7, 2017 · Yance Ford, a documentarian, investigates the 1992 shooting death of his brother William by a white mechanic who claimed self-defense. The film questions the racial bias in the grand jury's decision not to indict the killer.
Sep 15, 2017 · "Strong Island" is both personal memoir and factual investigation into the sketchy circumstances under which his brother was murdered, seemingly in cold blood, by a white car mechanic. Formal in its style, "Strong Island" has an urgency underlying every scene.
Sep 14, 2017 · Strong Island. Directed by Yance Ford. Documentary. 1h 47m. By Ken Jaworowski. Sept. 14, 2017. William Ford Jr. was shot and killed on April 7, 1992, an incident at the center of the documentary...
