17 Blocks

About 17 Blocks

Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.

17 Blocks (2019) is a documentary film directed by Davy Rothbart. It runs 98 minutes and was released in April 2019.

Cheryl Sanford takes the lead as Herself, Emmanuel Durant Jr. as Himself, Akil Sanford as Himself, and Denice Sandford as Herself. The screenplay is by Davy Rothbart and Jennifer Tiexiera.