What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
'Strong Island' is not your typical true-crime film. It's not actually about the uncovering of evidence or following leads that hadn't been… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
'Strong Island' is slang for Long Island, New York. And it really grew out of - what may surprise people, it really… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
It's important that people understand that 'Strong Island' is just as much about this claim of reasonable fear and our need to… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
I had a list of 10 rules when we started 'Strong Island,' and one of them was, 'Yance will never appear on… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Black lives are too easy to take in America because we don't want to question why people are so afraid of black… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
When I was making 'Strong Island,' it was very clear to me that my brother's death was a point on a line… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Instincts are a really important guide for any artist, but particularly filmmakers because it takes a lot to stay true to your instincts as… — Yance Ford Copy Share
My brother's death picked up my life and put it down somewhere else. I had an image of myself in my mind as a… — Yance Ford Copy Share
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not… — Yance Ford Copy Share
Violence against the other, and the way we otherize people out of fear, has to be examined across the board. — Yance Ford Copy Share
People come up and say, 'Thank you' for showing a black family loving their masculine-presenting child and for undoing the myth of black people… — Yance Ford Copy Share
My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood. — Yance Ford Copy Share
If I can help one family embrace their child and not displace them and throw them out, I'm happy about that. — Yance Ford Copy Share
If my making history makes it easier for a trans kid at home somewhere to feel more at home in their skin, then I'm… — Yance Ford Copy Share
It would be easier for people to grasp that gender, sex, and sexual orientation are different things if we had as much imagination in… — Yance Ford Copy Share
It would have been tough for anyone to adapt 'Push' - an amazing but wrenching novel by Sapphire - for the screen, and I… — Yance Ford Copy Share
'Strong Island' has been a labor of love and dedication on the part of so many people, that it's just an incredible recognition to… — Yance Ford Copy Share
Grief is a very complicated monster. There's no real exorcising of it. It has a different form every day. — Yance Ford Copy Share
