Unincarcerated Production’s first narrative short film, collaboratively written and directed by currently incarcerated students in Washington State Penitentiary’s Inside/Out Media Lab and independently produced and shot inside the prison, featuring a cast of entirely incarcerated folks and prison staff.
Watch lOCKDOWN, HELP MAKE THE NEXT ONE POSSIBLE.
Lockdown was written, directed, and brought to life with currently incarcerated filmmakers inside Washington State Penitentiary.
Your contribution gives you access to watch the film while helping us bring Inside/Out Media Labs, filmmaking tools, creative education, and real-world media skills to more people inside.
There’s no fixed ticket price. Give at the level that feels right for you. Whether that’s $10, $25, $50, $100, or another amount, every contribution helps make the next story possible.
Watch the film. Support the filmmakers. Help us create what comes next.
Suggested contribution: $25
from page to screen, we made history.
Our team launched a screenwriting program in the Washington State Penitentiary as part of our Inside/Out Media Lab program. Instructor Don Roff used the Save the Cat! screenwriting curriculum to teach participants how to beat out a story and format a screenplay.
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Our students wrote a 15-page screenplay. Scenes were distributed among the students to write individually, and then compiled and formatted into a cohesive script.
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Production was approved by the administration. Students chose scenes to storyboard and ultimately direct, equipment lists were submitted, and our team crafted a production schedule.
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We made a movie. Over 4 days of shooting, students put their knowledge to the test and gained practical skills in directing, running audio, operating cinema cameras, and assisting with production tasks.
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“IT’S LIKE A FORMAL EDUCATION ALL OVER AGAIN.”
Hear what our Inside/Out Media Lab students have to say about the life-changing impact of working on Lockdown.