Strong Island

 is an American true crime documentary film directed and co-produced by Yance Ford. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017, then it was released on Netflix on September 15, 2017. This film documents the April 1992 murder of Yance Ford's brother William Ford, 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.

Summary
"The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this Oscar-nominated documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast

 * Yance Ford
 * Harvey Walker
 * Kevin Myers
 * Lauren Ford
 * David Breen
 * Ed Boyar
 * Barbara Dunmore Ford

Awards
This documentary was nominated for an Oscar, another 13 wins, and 11 nominations.