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The House that Love Built

Name: The House that Love Built
Genre: Documentary, Family, History
Released: 2025-09-18
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Emuel Benton, Shirley Rowena Benton, Derrick Benton, Markita Benton, Michael Daly

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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Emuel Benton Self (Archive Footage) Shirley Rowena Benton Self (archive footage) Derrick Benton Self Markita Benton Self Michael Daly Self Isispeoria Aboushusha Self

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Director

Derrick Benton, Anthony Jay van Dunk

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Filming Real Emotional Experiences, Ahwaaleew Stories

Release

2025-09-18

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2025 Documentary Family History Derrick Benton Anthony Jay van Dunk american dream brooklyn, new york city public housing military veteran eviction documentary filmmaking oral history family legacy

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About The House that Love Built

The House that Love Built is a 2025 movie in the Documentary, Family, History space directed by Derrick Benton, Anthony Jay van Dunk and starring Emuel Benton, Shirley Rowena Benton, Derrick Benton. Use this page to watch the trailer, check cast and production details, save it to your lists, or jump to where it is available to watch.