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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Strong_Island_(film)Strong Island (film) - Wikipedia

    Strong Island is an American 2017 true-crime documentary film directed by Yance Ford.

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  3. www.factualamerica.com › documentary-reviewsDocumentary Review: Strong Island (2017) - factualamerica.com

    Jun 29, 2024 · Yance Ford’s 2017 documentary, Strong Island, takes an unflinching look at the personal and systemic implications of racial injustice in America. It tells the heart-wrenching story of William Ford Jr., a young black man killed by a white man, and the subsequent failure of the justice system to right this wrong.

  4. www.filminquiry.com › strong-island-2017-reviewSTRONG ISLAND: Loss, Race and the Justice System - Film Inquiry

    • The Truth of The Matter
    • A Family Facing Loss and Trauma
    • Strong Island: Conclusion

    Strong Island aims to get to the truth of who William was and all that he had the potential to become before his life was cut short. In sharing family photos and memories, Yance Fordpresents William with a level of intimacy that only a sibling can achieve. Expert storytelling and film structure allow the audience to develop a clear view of William ...

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    The film itself is beautifully executed, balancing the documented facts of the case with family anecdotes. Firsthand accounts from William’s family and friends are what stay with you after the film is over; they strike an emotional chord and make you realize that unexpected loss can leave long-lasting scars. We see this loss most profoundly through...

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    Strong Islandis so supreme in its presentation that it immediately grabs your attention and never lets go. You simply can’t stop watching, listening, empathizing. From its striking title to its incredible cinematography and art direction, Strong Islandtransports you to the very location where these chilling events took place. And if you’ve been pay...

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2017/09/14 › moviesReview: ‘Strong Island’ Explores a Killing and Its Aftermath

    Sep 14, 2017 · Strong Island. Directed by Yance Ford. Documentary. 1h 47m. By Ken Jaworowski. Sept. 14, 2017. William Ford Jr. was shot and killed on April 7, 1992, an incident at the center of the...

    • Ken Jaworowski
    • Yance Ford

  6. variety.com › 2017 › film'Strong Island' Review: An Award-Winning Sundance Documentary

    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 family...

  7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › strong-island-2017Strong Island movie review & film summary (2017) - Roger Ebert

    Sep 15, 2017 · “Strong Island” is both personal memoir and factual investigation into the sketchy circumstances under which his brother was murdered, seemingly in cold blood, by a white car mechanic. Formal in its style, “Strong Island” has an urgency underlying every scene.

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  9. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › strong-islandStrong Island Movie Review | Common Sense Media

    STRONG ISLAND, a documentary made by Ford's younger brother, discusses the deep emotional scars his family suffered in the years after the incident, a suffering that led to a kind of disintegration of his hardworking suburban middle-class family.