Strong Island

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Streaming availability

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Cast

Yance Ford

Himself

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Harvey Walker

Himself

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Kevin Myers

Himself

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Barbara Dunmore Ford

Herself

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Lauren Ford

Herself

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David Breen

Himself

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Ed Boyar

Himself

Crew

Camera

• Alan Jacobsen Director of Photography

Crew

• Marshall Curry Thanks

Directing

• Yance Ford Director

Editing

• Janus Billeskov Jansen Editor

Production

• Alan Jacobsen Associate Producer
• Yance Ford Producer
• Laura Poitras Executive Producer
• Michel Merkt Executive Producer
• Signe Byrge Sørensen Co-Producer
• Danny Glover Executive Producer
• Susan Rockefeller Executive Producer
• Joslyn Barnes Producer

Sound

• Hildur Guðnadóttir Original Music Composer
• Craig Sutherland Original Music Composer