Film·2025·1h 40m

The House that Love Built

DocumentaryFamilyHistory

In 1980s Brooklyn, a resilient family, evicted from public housing, refuses to succumb to homelessness or welfare. Instead, they construct their own home-one scrap of discarded wood at a time.

Directed by Derrick Benton, Anthony Jay van Dunk

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8 credited

Emuel Benton
Emuel BentonSelf (Archive Footage)
Shirley Rowena Benton
Shirley Rowena BentonSelf (archive footage)
Derrick Benton
Derrick BentonSelf
Markita Benton
Markita BentonSelf
Michael Daly
Michael DalySelf
Isispeoria Aboushusha
Isispeoria AboushushaSelf
Vanessa Deane
Vanessa DeaneSelf
Northciardo Benton
Northciardo BentonSelf

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