Strong Island

Strong Island (2017)

January 23rd, 20171h 47min

Documentary
63%

Overview

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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