In 1980s Brooklyn, a resilient family, evicted from public housing, refuses to succumb to homelessness or welfare. Instead, they construct their own home-one scrap of discarded wood at a time.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Filming Real Emotional Experiences, Ahwaaleew Stories
Keywords
- american dream
- brooklyn, new york city
- public housing
- military veteran
- eviction
- documentary filmmaking
- oral history
- family legacy
- black soldier
- eminent domain
- self build
- urban survival
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Top Cast
Emuel Benton as Self (Archive Footage)
Shirley Rowena Benton as Self (archive footage)
Derrick Benton as Self
Markita Benton as Self
Michael Daly as Self
Isispeoria Aboushusha as Self
Vanessa Deane as Self
Northciardo Benton as Self
Top Crew
Derrick Benton · Director, Writer
Anthony Jay van Dunk · Director, Cinematographer
Arielle Steele · Executive Producer
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