07 Aug 1999
The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
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The House that Love Built
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.
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Emuel Benton Self (Archive Footage)
Shirley Rowena Benton Self (archive footage)
Markita Benton Self
Michael Daly Self
Isispeoria Aboushusha Self
Vanessa Deane Self
Northciardo Benton Self
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