Hey Everyone, here’s a short story that I wrote to try to give people hope in these dark times. It’s about an 8-year-old boy realizing that he’s essentially Superman, and he’s the only one who can stop the horrific events plaguing his community. I haven’t been able to get many beta readers for it, so […]
Read more "WONDER"Welcome to Prize Box Productions first podcast page. We have 3 upcoming audio projects in the works, all of which we’re very excited about. We’ve been working very hard on these productions and we can’t wait to tell you about them. A-12: A one-shot, micro-fiction podcast about a man who unknowingly creates a doomsday device […]
Read more "Prize Box Podcasts"During my prison sentence (at Walmart), I worked with people who ranged from hard-working and compassionate coworkers to demented psychopaths! However, no one had more of an impact on my life at Walmart than Walker, the primary liquor store cashier, AKA the all-knowing wiseman.The only coworker to ever have a bigger impact on my life […]
Read more "Welcome To Walmart 5: Walker and the World of Liquor"In spite of the insanely bad experiences I had at Walmart, it exposed me to some of the best people I ever worked with. The worker base at Walmart was extremely diverse; we had latinos, caucasians, LGBT people, and Haitians. However, the most memorable co-workers were Jennifer (Partner In Crime), Mark and Bob (Guardians of […]
Read more "Welcome To Walmart 4: Brother’s In Arms"Hello Everyone, Here’s the first in a series of teasers for Prize Box Productions feature film “Fall Right Into Place”. It’s is a documentary film exploring whether it’s possible to pursue your dreams 100% and maintain your closest personal relationships. This is explored through the eyes of the former homestead rock band “Above The Skyline.
Read more "Fall Right Into Place (Chloe Teaser)"In the early days working at Walmart (The Bronx), I had to cover a few 15-minute/ 1-hour lunch breaks for the store greeters. At first, I thought this was going to be a walk in the park because all the greeters do is wave and say “Hi” to people. Right? I was dead wrong! I […]
Read more "Welcome To Walmart 3: Greetings"Welcome to Walmart 2: Zombification For the first few weeks (or two years), the main problem I dealt with was Walmart’s customer base. “Extremely aggressive” is the only way I could describe them when they called me an “Asshole” and a “Lazy Fuck” on the first day; well, they were like that every day…all day! […]
Read more "Welcome to Walmart 2: Zombification"Hello, For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ricardo Lugo. I’m an independent filmmaker and a member of Prize Box Productions. I’ve worked almost every odd job you can think of. I’ve been a janitor, I’ve been a paper boy, I’ve been an assembler, I’ve even worked security once before. However, […]
Read more "Welcome To Walmart: Training Day"Hello Everyone, My name is Ricardo Lugo and I’ve been an independent filmmaker for over 10 years. Currently, I’m a video producer for Prize Box Productions and like every artist I work extremely long hours. I work about 30 hours a week at Prize Box and 40 hours at my day job, so I don’t […]
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