The House that Love Built

Name: The House that Love Built
Genre: Documentary, Family, History
Released: 2025
Duration: 100 min

2025 · 100 min

Documentary · Family · History

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Derrick Benton
Director Anthony Jay van Dunk
Writer Derrick Benton
Director of Photography Anthony Jay van Dunk

Cast

E
Emuel Benton
Self (Archive Footage)
S
Shirley Rowena Benton
Self (archive footage)
D
Derrick Benton
Self
M
Markita Benton
Self
M
Michael Daly
Self
I
Isispeoria Aboushusha
Self
V
Vanessa Deane
Self
N
Northciardo Benton
Self

Crew

Director — Derrick Benton
Director — Anthony Jay van Dunk
Writer — Derrick Benton
Director of Photography — Anthony Jay van Dunk

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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