Synopsis
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.
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Key crew
- Derrick BentonDirector
- Anthony Jay van DunkDirector
- Derrick BentonWriter
Cast
- Emuel BentonSelf (Archive Footage)
- Shirley Rowena BentonSelf (archive footage)
- Derrick BentonSelf
- Markita BentonSelf
- Michael DalySelf
- Isispeoria AboushushaSelf
- Vanessa DeaneSelf
- Northciardo BentonSelf
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Themes
american dreambrooklyn, new york citypublic housingmilitary veteranevictiondocumentary filmmakingoral historyfamily legacyblack soldiereminent domainself buildurban survival