Life for Yance Ford and his family was “normal” before 1992.

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FORD - Barbara Dunmore, of Central Islip, NY on November 25, 2012 in her 70th year.

Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994.

The 2018 Oscars will be more inclusive thanks to transgender actress Daniela Vega, star of “A Fantastic Woman,” and Yance Ford, the first transgender director nominated for an Oscar.

Beloved wife of the late William. Yance Ford's film is an expression of the indelible mark his brother's death left on their family. Alma mater: Hamilton College: Occupation: Director, film producer: Early life. Devoted Mother of Yance (Amanda) Ford, Lauren Ford and the late William Ford Jr. B The murder also brought to the limelight the historical resonances with the structure of blackness in America, in their home and in the world at large. Yance Ford, who is transgender, grew up in the segregated, middle-class neighborhood of Central Islip, Long Island, N.Y., in the 1980s and ’90s. Director: Yance Ford Rating: NR Runtime: 107 minutes. Yance Ford is an African-American transgender producer and director. Yance Ford. Yance Ford at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.