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      Silver Dollar Road

      PG Released Oct 13, 2023 1 hr. 40 min. Documentary List
      82% 45 Reviews Tomatometer 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score From Academy-Award Nominee Raoul Peck, Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family as told by the matriarch Mamie Reels Ellison and her niece Kim Renee Duhon, two fierce women defending their rights and fighting to protect their ancestor's land and their brothers and uncles Melvin and Licurtis, who were incarcerated for eight years for refusing to leave their homes -- becoming two of the longest serving inmates for civil contempt in the country. This documentary, based on the 2019 ProPublica article, highlights the ways the legal system is exploited to limit land ownership in the Black community and further contributes to the racial wealth gap. Read More Read Less

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      Silver Dollar Road's overwhelming compassion for its subjects helps this powerful story transcend its occasionally uneven telling.

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      Jennifer B This documentary is a one sided work of fiction. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Drop D This is a MUST SEE!! A beautiful, moving story about an African American families fight for justice to keep their waterfront property, and maintain their living as farmers and fisherman. The injustice this family faced and IS STILL facing is heart wrenching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/27/23 Full Review Niaja F What injustice the Reels family has and continue to face. I was very saddened watching this documentary. This family needs a good lawyer who will protect their I ferret in their land. Their ancestors acquired the land to benefit the generations after them and the fact that this is happening in 2023 is deplorable. God help this family. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nick Schager The Daily Beast When it comes to its central legal struggle, though, it leaves out so many crucial details that it cuts itself off at the knees. Oct 19, 2023 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times No one here is defined by this struggle, and amid the looming threats to a cherished home, Peck’s accomplishment is to let the Reels family own their emotional space. Oct 19, 2023 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Silver Dollar Road” is an awful story, but only because inside it is a beautiful one of what this peaceful enclave on Adams Creek has meant to generations of Reels. Oct 16, 2023 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Peck ties the story of this one extended family to a larger pattern of Black families in the South becoming dispossessed of their land through a variety of legal and extra-legal maneuvers. Rated: 6/10 Jan 4, 2024 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Film Obsessive Silver Dollar Road is an exposition of the abuses of power that are leveled against the Reels family. Its story of injustice at the hands of a system that is supposed to provide justice for all remains, unfortunately, timely. Nov 13, 2023 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots By documenting one family’s fight against oppression and injustice, the film becomes a story of resistance, resilience, and a celebration of heritage. Nov 10, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis From Academy-Award Nominee Raoul Peck, Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family as told by the matriarch Mamie Reels Ellison and her niece Kim Renee Duhon, two fierce women defending their rights and fighting to protect their ancestor's land and their brothers and uncles Melvin and Licurtis, who were incarcerated for eight years for refusing to leave their homes -- becoming two of the longest serving inmates for civil contempt in the country. This documentary, based on the 2019 ProPublica article, highlights the ways the legal system is exploited to limit land ownership in the Black community and further contributes to the racial wealth gap.
      Director
      Raoul Peck
      Executive Producer
      Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Lizzie Presser, Stephen Engleberg, Almudena Toral, Robin Sparkman, Rob Williams
      Screenwriter
      Raoul Peck, Raoul Peck
      Distributor
      Amazon Studios
      Production Co
      Velvet Film
      Rating
      PG (Brief Smoking|Thematic Content|Language)
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 13, 2023, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 20, 2023
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