“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.

All Day and a Night

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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.