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The House that Love Built

Release2025

Runtime1h 40m

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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September 18, 2025

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Filming Real Emotional Experiences

Ahwaaleew Stories

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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