Strong Island (2017)

NAME OF FILM: STRONG ISLAND

DIRECTOR(S): Yance Ford

GENRE: Documentary Film

SYNOPSIS: Director Yance Ford rigorously unpacks the events surrounding the death of his brother, who was shot in 1992. Profoundly cinematic and deeply personal, their family story is a powerful examination of race in America.

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