The Strike

Premiered February 03, 2025
Directed by JoeBill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey

How a small hunger strike against solitary confinement turned into a massive statewide protest.

About the Documentary

The high-security Pelican Bay prison was designed for mass-scale solitary confinement, often for a decade or more, and with little due process. In 2013, 30,000 incarcerated people went on a hunger strike that spread into a feat of unity across California prisons. The Strike follows these solitary survivors who fought to abolish indefinite isolation.

The Filmmakers

JoeBill Muñoz

JoeBill Muñoz is an award-winning Mexican-American filmmaker. From Texas, his love for making films started as a teen, lugging around a VHS camcorder through sweltering football fields to tell the stories of kids like him with big dreams. His work helps us understand the invisible injustices behind missed opportunities.

Lucas Guilkey

Lucas Guilkey, born and raised in California, is an award-winning filmmaker who has spent much of his career investigating systems of power and telling stories of those on the frontlines of fighting oppression. His filmmaking is rooted in empathy and shaped by a commitment to racial justice and social movements.

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