The House that Love Built

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

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2025 · 100 min · 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.

Directed by Derrick Benton

Cast

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