
American Murder: The Family Next Door(2020)
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.


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.

Yance Ford
Himself
Harvey Walker
Himself
Kevin Myers
Himself
Barbara Dunmore Ford
Herself
Lauren Ford
Herself
David Breen
Himself
Ed Boyar
Himself
Strong Island is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of sibling relationship, long island, new york, murder, true crime. Directed by Yance Ford, it stars Yance Ford, Harvey Walker, Kevin Myers. 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.
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