Journey Through Our Film Shoot
Set Photos by Jon Gunnar Gylfason
Day 18 - She Arrives
George and Crystal met when they were very young and new to prison. After George turned down the Olympics when the administration would not allow him to take her with him to keep her safe, the warden separated them. He brought her back again right before the 1985 riots. George’s best friend worked to keep her and the other “sissies safe”, but George had Crystal covered.
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Journey through more of our days of filming:
George fought in all the Friday Night Fights in prison and knocked out all the boxers, including “Memphis.”
Andy Doc Dixon had a prison band on the inside. He was allowed to travel and perform the same as his best friend, boxer George Lee Martin was allowed to travel for Friday Night Fights.
See the day of filming when George The Hammer Martin turned down the 1984 Olympics as well as the administration during the 1985 riots.
Scenes from the 1985 riots that happened out on the yard. As well as George and Crystal being transferred to different prisons.
Actor Shawn-Caulin Young plays Crystal, the real life transgender cellmate and love of undefeated boxer George The Hammer Martin.
Thank you for taking the journey with us. May you love bigger, have more profound friendships and keep your heart open!