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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 · "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.
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.
Sep 19, 2017 · “Strong Island” is the story of a black family that could not sustain the blow of racial injustice and fell apart. They were doing everything right, and then...
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...
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...
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.
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.,...
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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.
Strong Island 2017 | Maturity Rating: 18+ | 1h 47m | Documentaries The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this Oscar-nominated documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother.
