Strong Island

2017, Documentary, 1h 47m

48 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Strong Island uses one family's heartbreaking tragedy to offer a sobering picture of racial injustice in modern America. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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.
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Yance Ford
  • Producer:
    Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes, Esther Robinson
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Distributor:
    Netflix

Cast & Crew

Yance Ford
Harvey Walker
Kevin Myers
Lauren Ford
David White
Ed Boyar
Yance Ford
Director
Danny Glover
Executive Producer
Michel Merkt
Executive Producer
Lisa Nishimura
Executive Producer
Laura Poitras
Executive Producer
Susan Rockefeller
Executive Producer
Jason Spingarn-Koff
Executive Producer
Tony Tabatznik
Executive Producer
Yance Ford
Producer
Joslyn Barnes
Producer
Esther Robinson
Producer
Alan Jacobsen
Cinematographer
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Film Editing
Shannon Kennedy
Film Editing
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Audience Reviews for Strong Island

  • Mar 15, 2018
    By structuring this film as an intimate exploration of the pain and personal suffering that a family was forced to go through following a horrific tragedy, Ford creates a poignant and heartbreaking documentary that exposes the injustices of a racist society and justice system.
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