Strong Island (film)
Strong Island | |
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Yance Ford |
Produced by |
Joslyn Barnes Yance Ford |
Music by | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
Cinematography | Alan Jacobsen |
Edited by | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
Production company |
Yanceville Films Louverture Films |
Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Strong Island is a Danish-American 2017 true-crime documentary film directed by Yance Ford. The film centers on the April 1992 murder of Ford's brother William, a 24-year-old African-American teacher in New York, who was killed by Mark P. Reilly, a 19-year-old white chop shop mechanic of Lake Grove, New York.[2][3] An all-white grand jury in Suffolk County declined to indict his killer, who claimed self-defense.[4]
The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It received a Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary in 2017[6] and was nominated for the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[7] It was also nominated for an Emmy in Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking that year.[8]
References
- ↑ "Strong Island". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ Blasey, Laura (March 2, 2018). "Strong Island: The story behind the Long Island killing in the film". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (February 4, 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Strong Island'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ↑ Harris, Chris (September 7, 2017). "Investigating My Brother's Killing: A Search for Answers Becomes a Netflix True Crime Documentary". People. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Harris, Brandon (January 24, 2017). "Yance Ford's Powerful Cinematic Memoir, "Strong Island"". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Dry, Jude (November 30, 2017). "'Strong Island' Director Powerfully Breaks Down America's Race Problem with Danny Glover and Angela Davis — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Edelstein, Andy (January 23, 2018). "Yance Ford of 'Strong Island' is first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar". Newsday. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
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