Yance Ford
April 13, 1972 · 54 years old
Yance Ford (/ˈjænsi/; 13 April 1972; Long Island) is an American documentary filmmaker. In 2018, he and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing and directing Strong Island. Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994. Beginning in 2002 he worke…
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An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Strong Island
When filmmaker Yance Ford investigates the 1992 murder of a young Black man, it becomes an achingly personal journey, since the victim, 24-year-old William Ford Jr., was the filmmaker's brother.
Power
Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.
The Color of Care
Explores how people of color suffer from systemically substandard healthcare in the United States.