The House that Love Built

The House that Love Built

2025
1h 40m
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Documentary Family History
Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Filming Real Emotional Experiences Ahwaaleew Stories
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date September 18, 2025
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt36731581
Website Visit Site

Cast

Emuel Benton
Emuel Benton

Self (Archive Footage)

Shirley Rowena Benton
Shirley Rowena Benton

Self (archive footage)

Derrick Benton
Derrick Benton

Self

Markita Benton
Markita Benton

Self

Michael Daly
Michael Daly

Self

Isispeoria Aboushusha
Isispeoria Aboushusha

Self

Vanessa Deane
Vanessa Deane

Self

Northciardo Benton
Northciardo Benton

Self

Key Crew

Derrick Benton
Director
Anthony Jay van Dunk
Director
Anthony Jay van Dunk
Executive Producer
Derrick Benton
Executive Producer
Arielle Steele
Executive Producer
Derrick Benton
Writer
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