Screenings
The Strike is a feature documentary that tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.
All Access pass holders receive complimentary entry with their pass. Please arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes before showtime to secure your seat.
Directors Spotlight
JoeBill Muñoz
Director
JoeBill Muñoz is a Mexican-American director and producer, currently working on his debut feature, The Strike. He has directed short films for Independent Lens (Maletero and Evidence Lost) and NBC (Follow the Sun), and produced feature films and television series, including The Grab (TIFF 2022), The Circus (Showtime), The New York Times Presents (Hulu) and an upcoming series with Left/Right Media and HBO. His work has been supported through fellowships from the Sundance Institute, New America, Firelight Media, SFFILM and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Originally from Texas, he resides in New York City.
Lucas Guilkey
Director
Lucas Guilkey (Director/Producer) is an award-winning documentary film producer and journalist based in Oakland, California. He is currently directing and producing a feature documentary about solitary confinement in California prisons, developed in the SFFILM FilmHouse residency and the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program. He recently served as story producer on AFTERSHOCK, a feature documentary about the US maternal health crisis that premiered at Sundance in 2022 and is streaming on Hulu/Disney+. His directorial debut, WHAT HAPPENED TO DUJUAN ARMSTRONG?, a short documentary about the coverup of a young man’s death in county jail, won best documentary at the BAFTA student film awards and was nominated for best documentary short at the Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA). He is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Wesleyan University.
- Runtime 86 minutes
- Country United States
- Language English
- Director JoeBill Muñoz & Lucas Guilkey
- Cast Jack Morris, Faruq Salvant, Paul Redd, Michael Saavedra, Jorge Ernesto Lira, Lorenzo “Dadisi” Benton, Michael Montgomery, Shane Bauer, Dolores Canales, Brian Parry
- Cinematographer Victor Tadashi Suárez
- Producer JoeBill Muñoz & Lucas Guilkey
- Screenwriter JoeBill Muñoz & Lucas Guilkey
- Editor Daniela I. Quiroz
- Executive Producer David Menschel, Robina Riccitello
- Music Chris Pattishall, Samora Pinderhughes
- Premiere Philadelphia