Twenty years is a long time. Though, when you look back at your life, sometimes it feels like it was merely an instant. Well, in the upcoming film, “17 Blocks,” it’s clear that two decades can take its toll on a family.

As seen in the trailer for the new MTV Films documentary, “17 Blocks,” the film tells the story of one Washington, DC family, the Sandford-Durants, as they use a camera to document their lives from 1999 to 2019.

Continue reading ’17 Blocks’ Trailer: New Documentary Follows 20 Years In The Life Of A Washington, DC Family at The Playlist.

A documentary with Cinema Verite sensibilities and no qualms whatsoever about the honest presentation of its subjects, “17 Blocks” is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Director Davy Rothbart wisely removes himself from the effort to allow the cruel and dangerous sprawl of suburban Washington, D.C. to unfold before his audience’s eyes, providing a window into a world many are familiar with yet don’t “know.” And while it’s a difficult sit sometimes, “17 Blocks” is essential viewing for anyone interested in how the confluence of race and class have codified into a sort of informal caste for an entire subsection of America’s citizenry.

Continue reading ‘17 Blocks’ Is An Essential Viewing Doc About Race & Class In America [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.