In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in
America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. They've
been filming ever since. Made in a unique collaboration with filmmaker and journalist Davy
Rothbart, and spanning two decades, 17 BLOCKS illuminates a nation's ongoing crisis through
one family's raw, stirring, and deeply personal saga.
- Year2019
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere1 November 2019
- DirectorDavy Rothbart
- ScreenwriterMark Monroe, Davy Rothbart, Jennifer Tiexiera
- CastCheryl Sanford, Chris Fedderson, Emmanuel Durant Jr.
In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in
America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. They've
been filming ever since. Made in a unique collaboration with filmmaker and journalist Davy
Rothbart, and spanning two decades, 17 BLOCKS illuminates a nation's ongoing crisis through
one family's raw, stirring, and deeply personal saga.
- Year2019
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere1 November 2019
- DirectorDavy Rothbart
- ScreenwriterMark Monroe, Davy Rothbart, Jennifer Tiexiera
- CastCheryl Sanford, Chris Fedderson, Emmanuel Durant Jr.