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Strong Island
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Examining the violent death of the filmmaker's brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe's wake, challenging us to change.
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker's brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe's wake, challenging us to change.
Actors:
Yance Ford
Yance Ford
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Yance Ford
Yance Ford
Country:
United States, Denmark
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March 14, 2017
Slyly edited in a way that plays with timelines and repetitions, while also allowing her interview subjects to occasionally veer on tangents, Ford's film is something much more intimate than just mere memoir of cinematic vigil.
September 14, 2017
This is cinematic intimacy in the best manner for the worst of all reasons.
September 13, 2017
What's valuable here, in addition to Ford's visual mastery, is the wealth of context that he provides.
March 10, 2017
The film builds, out of an outlet for discussing the tragedy of one family, into an emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically complex work of essay and memoir.
March 13, 2017
Ford is more than a witness-he is a crucial participant in the events of the film, and its elements of pain and guilt are reflected in his grief-stricken, self-interrogating aesthetic.
September 14, 2017
If the excerpts from the diary leading up to his death don't break your heart, you probably haven't got one.
September 14, 2017
This potent film gives equal weight to complex emotions as well as bare facts. In the same way, it's not just the story of a man's death, but also a study of the aftermath.
September 13, 2017
It's clear that the filmmaker wants you to feel the same kind of hurt and anger he feels as more information unfolds about William Ford Jr.'s death.
February 04, 2017
Ford's intent as a filmmaker isn't just to expose and protest the injustice of his brother's murder. It's to say: Behold what was lost. A life. A human being. A complex soul. A family's equilibrium. Feel what was lost.
September 12, 2017
The pain of Will's death is very much present, still, and Strong Island-one of the best films of the year-is an attempt to harness it.
September 13, 2017
Courageous, intimate, heart-rending ...
January 30, 2017
Truly special, especially as it moves towards its final act, in which Yance begins to wonder about his own actions before William Jr.'s death, and how they might have contributed to the situation.