If there’s one thing Yance Ford wants the audience to take away from his deeply personal documentary, “Strong Island,” it’s that black lives are in danger in America. His film, which opened the International Documentary Association’s 2017 Documentary Screening series on Wednesday night, tells the story of his unarmed brother’s murder 25 years ago, the lack of prosecution of his killer, and the destructive effect it had on his family in the years following.
In a Q&A following “Strong Island’s” Ida screening, Ford addressed the reaction he hopes audiences will have when they watch his film.
“I hope that audiences understand that there is a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address, that there has always been a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address,” he said. “In fact, our country is built on the precariousness of black lives,...
In a Q&A following “Strong Island’s” Ida screening, Ford addressed the reaction he hopes audiences will have when they watch his film.
“I hope that audiences understand that there is a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address, that there has always been a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address,” he said. “In fact, our country is built on the precariousness of black lives,...
- 9/18/2017
- by Jean Bentley
- Indiewire
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