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17 Blocks is an 2019 American documentary film, directed by Davy Rothbart, written by Rothbart and Jennifer Tiexiera. The film revolves around the Sanford family, who spent 20 years filming themselves. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019.
Nov 1, 2019 · With Cheryl Sanford, Chris Fedderson, Emmanuel Durant Jr., Denice Sanford-Durant. Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
Feb 19, 2021 · "17 Blocks," a documentary about 20 years in the life of a Washington, D.C. family, is so emotionally punishing that you might have to steel yourself at a couple of points to get through the roughest patches.
Two decades of film footage shows the Sanford family struggling with addiction and gun violence before finding love and acceptance.
Join Mark Duplass and filmmakers Davy Rothbart, Cheryl Sanford, and Akil Sanford for the Los Angeles Premiere of their critically acclaimed documentary 17 Blocks. In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol.
Where to watch 17 Blocks (2019) starring Cheryl Sanford, Emmanuel Durant Jr., Akil Sanford and directed by Davy Rothbart.
Jul 4, 2020 · The titular 17 blocks represent the distance between the Sanford home and a U.S. Capitol building disinterested in the issues ravaging poor African American neighborhoods and...
