The Strike - Production & Contact Info

The Strike (2024)
86 min | Documentary

The Strike (2024)

86 min | Documentary

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.

Directors

Lucas Guilkey | JoeBill Muñoz

Writers

Lucas Guilkey (written by) | JoeBill Muñoz (written by)

Producers

Lucas Guilkey (producer) | JoeBill Muñoz (producer)

Cinematographer

Víctor Tadashi Suárez

Editor

Daniela I. Quiroz

Production Design

Phillip Dale | Ryan Dance

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 28, 2024

Release date

2025 (United States)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
39 cast members

Name	Known for
Faruq Salvant Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Paul Redd Self Self See fewer	Holla (2006)
Michael Saavedra Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Jorge Ernesto Lira Self (as Ernesto Lira) Self (as Ernesto Lira) See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Dadisi Benton Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Jack Morris Self Self See fewer	California Story (2025)
Michael Montgomery Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Bob Ayers Self - Former Warden, Pelican Bay State Prison Self - Former Warden, Pelican Bay State Prison See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Brian Parry Self - Former Gang Investigator Self - Former Gang Investigator See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Shane Bauer Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Dolores Canales Self - Mother, Activist Self - Mother, Activist See fewer	13th (2016)
Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer
George Deukmejian Self - California, 1983-1991 (archive footage) (as Governor George Deukmejian) Self - California, 1983-1991 (archive footage) (as Governor George Deukmejian) See fewer	Strangers in a Promised Land (1984)
John Campbell Self - Former Chief of Design Self - Former Chief of Design See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
George Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (1971)
Scott Kernan Self - Former Undersecretary, California Prisons Self - Former Undersecretary, California Prisons See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Tom Ammiano Self - Assemblymember (archive footage) Self - Assemblymember (archive footage) See fewer	Milk (I) (2008)
Holly Mitchell Self - Assemblymember (archive footage) Self - Assemblymember (archive footage) See fewer	Just Us (VI)
Gabriel Reyes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Jeffrey Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Janet Mohle-Boetani Self - Former Medical Executive, California Prisons Self - Former Medical Executive, California Prisons See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Danny Glover Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Lethal Weapon (1987)
Loni Hancock Self - State Senator Self - State Senator See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Miguel Alvarez Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
William Connor Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Belva Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Home Turf (1984)
Andrew Garcia Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Arthur Gonzales Jr. Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Juan Gonzalez Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Steal This Story, Please! (2025)
Amy Goodman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love You, You Hate Me (2022)
Kelly Harrington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Chris Hayes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	All in with Chris Hayes (2013)
Zach Lufkin Self Self See fewer	Pound House (2013)
Chas Meier Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Don Novey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Brennon Peters Self Self See fewer	Snowfall (2017)
Richard Samuels Self Self See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Andrew Shortt Self Self See fewer	DC Down (2023)
Michael Stainer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer