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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.
- Joslyn Barnes, Yance Ford
- Yance Ford
- Yanceville Films, Louverture Films
- Hildur Guðnadóttir
Sep 15, 2017 · Reviews. Strong Island. Sheila O'Malley September 15, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Subs. Powered by JustWatch. We are republishing this piece on the homepage in allegiance with a critical American movement that upholds Black voices.
Watch Strong Island | Netflix Official Site. The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this Oscar-nominated documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Sep 15, 2017 · Strong Island: Directed by Yance Ford. With Yance Ford, Harvey Walker, Kevin Myers, Lauren Ford. When filmmaker Yance Ford investigates the 1992 murder of a young Black man, it becomes an achingly personal journey, since the victim, 24-year-old William Ford Jr., was the filmmaker's brother.
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- Documentary, Crime
- Yance Ford
- 2017-09-15
Feb 4, 2017 · A complex soul. A family’s equilibrium. Feel what was lost. “Strong Island” is a cinematic memoir that accomplishes that goal magnificently. Ford, as a director, has adopted a subjective and...
Sep 19, 2017 · September 19, 2017. The powerful and very personal documentary “Strong Island” is the story of a black family that could not sustain the blow of racial injustice and fell apart. Photograph by...