The Strike weaves together, thread-by-thread, a half century of personal and criminal justice history into a single, compelling narrative around the drama of the 2013 hunger strike to end indefinite isolation. Grounded in testimonies from the hunger strikers themselves, the film details how the protest was conceived from a whisper inside the halls of Pelican Bay to a colossal feat across California prisons. With unprecedented access to state prison officials and never-before-seen footage from inside Pelican Bay, The Strike reveals the panic that gripped the highest echelons of state government.

Told through the stories of the men who bore the brunt of this practice, The Strike goes beyond making a case against solitary confinement; it illuminates the power of organizing and prisoner-led resistance, and in doing so, flips the true-crime genre on its head.

Film to be followed by post-screening Q&A.

Director/Producers JoeBill Muñoz & Lucas Guilkey will be in attendance.

With post-screening Q&A, moderated by Peter Klein of NBC Universal.