

During a sudden prison lockdown, a group of incarcerated men confront the emotional weight of confinement and discover that solidarity and human connection may be the only way through the darkness.
Lockdown is a 15-minute short film written, directed, and performed by incarcerated creators inside Washington State Penitentiary. Drawn directly from lived experience, it follows a group of men confined during a lockdown as they navigate fear, memory, tension, and moments of connection. In the stillness of enforced isolation, they lean on one another for hope, and survival.
Directed by Megean McBride Sanchez, Vik Chopra, John Shaw, Rony, Christopher, Michael, Shawn, and Bryce (USA)