MSP Film Society Presents: STRONG ISLAND - Live Discussion

Join MSP Film Society Programmer Craig Laurence Rice in a community-focused conversation with Director / Producer of STRONG ISLAND, Yance Ford to discuss the themes of the film and how we can collectively dismantle systemic racism and move forward toward a more just and inclusive society.

About the film:
Strong Island chronicles the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy - from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the presumed safety of middle class suburbs, to the maelstrom of an unexpected, violent death. It is the story of the Ford family: Barbara Dunmore, William Ford and their three children and how their lives were shaped by the enduring shadow of race in America. A deeply intimate and meditative film, Strong Island asks what one can do when the grief of loss is entwined with historical injustice, and how one grapples with the complicity of silence, which can bind a family in an imitation of life, and a nation with a false sense of justice.

This screening is part of the MSP Film Society's programming initiative, We the People: Required Watching, designed to spark conversation around current events and issues of social impact affecting our community, country and world.