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Strong Island
TrailerExamining 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.Duration: 107 minQuality: HDRelease: 2017IMDb: 6.40 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Critic Reviews of "Strong Island"
New York TimesSeptember 14, 2017This 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.
AV ClubSeptember 13, 2017What's valuable here, in addition to Ford's visual mastery, is the wealth of context that he provides.
New YorkerMarch 13, 2017Ford 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.
VarietyFebruary 04, 2017Ford'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.
Village VoiceJanuary 30, 2017Truly 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.
Financial TimesSeptember 14, 2017If the excerpts from the diary leading up to his death don't break your heart, you probably haven't got one.
The PlaylistSeptember 14, 2017This is cinematic intimacy in the best manner for the worst of all reasons.
Black Girl NerdsSeptember 13, 2017It'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.
The RingerSeptember 12, 2017The 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.
Film ExperienceMarch 14, 2017Slyly 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.
Slant MagazineMarch 10, 2017The 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.
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