“He left an impression that won’t leave me.”
The film was shot in a real prison with real inmates as co-stars, including Warren.
Wright said they kept in touch after the filming.

Matt Kennedy/Netflix
In prison, after years apart, J.D.
“There are societal pressures that leave individuals with limited choices and limited opportunities.
There’s far greater opportunity toward self-destruction, then toward a positive outcome,” Wright says.
“Is it genetic?”
Wright says he is currently looking for ways to help Pendleton Correctional Facility during COVID-19.
Wright says Brooklyn For Life has provided 100,000 meals to Brooklyn hospitals in the frontlines from over 40 restaurants.
All Day and a Nightis now streaming on Netflix.