sundance film festival in park city, utah. the 2018 academy award nominations mark a historic yance ford became the first first. trans director to be nominated for an academy award. his film "strong island" is up for best documentary. ford is african-american, chronicling what happened to his own family after his brother was shot dead by a white man in long island, new york, in 1992. the killer was questioned by police, but never charged. this is the trailer to the film. stumbled out of the garagee and ininto the yarard. >> i said toto the officer, whee is my son? i want to be with my son. >> you lie on the grnd, buet throh h your heart andnow you willever seeour sists agn, your mother, your father. that was the beginning. >> did noteel that t were