The House that Love Built

  • Movie
  • 2025
  • 1h 40m
  • Documentary
  • Family
  • History

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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Director
Derrick Benton
Starring
Emuel Benton, Shirley Rowena Benton, Derrick Benton, Markita Benton

Cast

  • Emuel Benton

    Self (Archive Footage)

  • Shirley Rowena Benton

    Self (archive footage)

  • Derrick Benton

    Self

  • Markita Benton

    Self

  • Michael Daly

    Self

  • Isispeoria Aboushusha

    Self

  • Vanessa Deane

    Self

  • Northciardo Benton

    Self

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