10 True Crime Shows to Watch This Fall From a missing D.C. intern to evil twins to the latest take on Robert Durst, the best true-crime shows to watch out for Strong Island. This video is unavailable. The painful, intimate story of grief to follow focuses on the life and sudden death of Yance’s older brother William—murdered in … Strong Island movie reviews & Metacritic score: In April 1992, on Long Island NY, William Jr., the Ford's eldest child, a black 24 year-old teacher, was killed by Mark Reilly, a white 19 year-old mechanic. By Julia ... was shot and killed during a dispute with a 19-year-old auto mechanic named Mark Reilly. Tweet. In Strong Island, Bringing a Murdered Brother Back to Life. William Ford Jr. was 24 when he was shot at a Central Islip auto shop. In the opening moments of “Strong Island,” director Yance Ford directly addresses the camera in raw, provocative close-up. STRONG ISLAND, 2017. It was institutionalized. Berlinale-Strong Island. ... Strong Island was screened by Black and Paper in the Panorama Section of … Now playing. ... and William’s killer, Mark Reilly, a white man, did not face charges. He was unarmed. Strong Island movie reviews & Metacritic score: In April 1992, on Long Island NY, William Jr., the Ford's eldest child, a black 24 year-old teacher, was killed by Mark Reilly, a white 19 year-old mechanic. But more important, his film examines the impact of that failure on families and communities. Yance Ford’s “Strong Island” Is a Form of Justice ... a twenty-four-year-old man, was shot and killed by Mark Reilly, a nineteen-year-old auto-body-shop employee. Netflix's Strong Island: Who is Mark Reilly and why wasn't he convicted? By Angelica Florio. In 1992, a 24-year-old black man named William Ford, Jr. was shot and killed by a white man in Long Island. Customers trust Mark to maximize efficiency and productivity on their project. For Yance, “Strong Island” is an example of how the justice system routinely fails people of color. His story and what happened to his family after his death are the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary. In April 1992, on Long Island NY, William Jr., the Ford's eldest child, a black 24 year-old teacher, was killed by Mark Reilly, a white 19 year-old mechanic. “Strong Island” is a cinematic memoir that accomplishes that goal magnificently. “Strong Island” is a cinematic memoir that accomplishes that goal magnificently. Watch Queue Queue ... and William’s killer, Mark Reilly, a white man, did not face charges. Yes, of course! ... and now she wants someone to pay," Barbara painfully recounts to Yance in the film. Watch Queue Queue. Mark Reilly Vice President, Project Executive « Back to Leadership. Playing. STRONG ISLAND, 2017. The Netflix Doc 'Strong Island' Is A Necessary & Heartbreaking Look At The U.S. Justice System. Strong Island dares to dig deeper into a family grieving the death of one of its own. The Red Lining in your neighborhood, was this a form of segregation? Strong Island. Yance Ford, director and producer of Strong Island, a documentary on the murder of his brother William when Yance was 19, and America's subsequent indifference to the killing of a black man. Strong Island: The story behind the Long Island killing in the film. Funny enough Mark Reilly is now in prison for dumping illegal materials. William, an unarmed, black 24-year-old teacher, was slain by Mark Reilly, a 19-year-old white man who was working at an auto body shop on Long Island. A single bullet forever changed the trajectory of the Fords, a middle-class family living on New York’s Long Island.