Shift

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If recent incarceration rates remain unchanged, an estimated 1 of every 20 persons will serve time in a prison during his/her lifetime. -- U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. In the near future, where many have no hope, two people have a chance at love. He is an inmate in a privately run prison, where his incarceration costs come out of his "paycheck." She is in a virtual prison herself, living with an uncaring husband and anticipating a life of low paying waitressing jobs. Though they know each other only by voice on the phone, they end up sharing an unusual bond that breaks the many barriers between them. Director, Kelly Anderson, and executive producer, Tami Gold (Out At Work), return to Cinequest with Shift, a haunting tale of alienation that stars Christopher Meloni (HBO's Oz) and the absolutely wonderful newcomer, Alethea Allen. --Brian Benston