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Strong Island is an American 2017 true-crime documentary film directed by Yance Ford. Synopsis [ edit ] 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 · 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
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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- 2017
Feb 4, 2017 · “Strong Island” is a cinematic memoir that accomplishes that goal magnificently. Ford, as a director, has adopted a subjective and engrossing style, built around the interpolation of old ...
Sep 14, 2017 · 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 “Strong Island.”. Something deep inside his family also ...
However, by the same token, it is that very lack of objectivity that makes "Strong Island" the experience that it is. It is a very tough film to shake. Told in a non-linear fashion, "Strong Island" is a portrait of upward mobility revealing a trap hidden underneath. Ford's parents moved to New York City as newlyweds, escaping the Jim Crow South.
