Strong Island

William, the brother of the filmmaker Yance Ford brother was killed 25 years ago in a neighborhood of Long Island, by a white mechanic after a complaint that spiraled violently out of control. Yanci travels back in time, when he was still a girl, and initiates his own research, not to subvert the unfair verdict of the jury, but to make us feel pain, violence and racism under our skin, no matter its color. As the director narrates his devastating story, looking us straight in the eyes through the camera lens, he invents a startling cinematic language.

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Script: Yance Ford

Cinematography: Alan Jacobsen

Editing: Janus Billeskov Jansen

Sound: JT Takagi

Music: Hildur Gu?nadottir

Production: Yanceville Films

Producers: Joslyn Barnes

Narration: Yance Ford

Format: Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 107

Contact: Doc&Film International h.horner@docandfilm.com

Awards
?Special Jury Award (US Documentary) – Sundance FF 2017, USA

Yance Ford

Filmography

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2017 Strong Island
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