Kingdom of Us

Kingdom of Us

WHEN TRAGEDY BECOMES MEMORY, GRIEF BECOMES STRENGTH

2017109 min7.1 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of a family navigating collective grief and financial devastation after a father's suicide, moving toward healing through shared memory and vulnerability.

How does a traumatic event shape a family? How do you sift through the memories to find hidden clues and unlock a collective grief? Kingdom of Us takes a look at a mother and her seven children, whose father's suicide left them in financial ruin. Through home movies and raw moments, the Shanks family travels the rocky road towards hope.

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