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The House that Love Built

2025100 min 0.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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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Release / first air2025-09-18
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary, Family, History
DirectorDerrick Benton
WriterDerrick Benton
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionFilming Real Emotional Experiences, Ahwaaleew Stories

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8 cast members
Emuel BentonEmuel BentonSelf (Archive Footage)
Shirley Rowena BentonShirley Rowena BentonSelf (archive footage)
Derrick BentonDerrick BentonSelf
Markita BentonMarkita BentonSelf
Michael DalyMichael DalySelf
Isispeoria AboushushaIsispeoria AboushushaSelf
Vanessa DeaneVanessa DeaneSelf
Northciardo BentonNorthciardo BentonSelf

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#american dream#brooklyn, new york city#public housing#military veteran#eviction#documentary filmmaking#oral history#family legacy#black soldier#eminent domain#self build#urban survival

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