The city of Chicago has become notorious for its high rates of gun violence, with one person being shot every two hours and over 4,000 people being shot in the city each year. Despite the efforts of law enforcement and the justice system to address this issue through incarceration, crime rates have not decreased in the past 30 years. In fact, many community members argue that both recidivism and incidents of crime and violence are at an all-time high, despite the highest-ever budget for police and the justice system.

A short film produced by The Restorative Justice Hubs of Chicago (RJ Hubs) explores the issue of crime and violence in the city, as well as the tax dollars spent on the punitive justice system. The film introduces restorative justice as an alternative approach to addressing crime and violence by addressing the root causes of these issues, such as healing trauma and providing resources to both victims and offenders. RJ Hubs has created a network of organizations throughout Chicago where restorative justice is being practiced within communities.

Local Legend Films, a documentary studio that practices restorative justice and employs young people who have survived gun violence, created the film. Unfortunately, due to the economic impact of the pandemic, Local Legend Films has not been able to employ apprentices full-time. During the year that the film was completed, two of the studio's apprentices were shot at, with one receiving six gunshot wounds. He survived.

The apprentice who was shot had been unable to find other employment due to his felony record, receiving over two dozen job rejections. While in the hospital, he shared that he believed his full-time job at Local Legend Films would have kept him "in the right place at the right time". This incident shows that addressing crime and violence requires more than just law enforcement and the justice system but also creative solutions, such as employment opportunities, that address the root causes of these issues by practicing restorative justice.

Jayme Joyce is an award-winning entrepreneur and Founder of social enterprise company Local Legend Films, a documentary film company committed to employing young people directly impacted by gun violence. 

Jayme has worked in various capacities on dozens of films, most notably as a camera operator for the Oscar-nominated documentary, Finding Vivian Maier. In addition, she was the second unit Assistant Director on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Girl Rising and a Producer on the authorized biopic, George Romero, An Independent Man, which premiered in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival in the fall of 2018. 

Currently, she is directing a restorative justice road trip film, Red Summer Project, and a producer of the film, Lead Never Follow, a documentary series about the Leaders streetwear brand.

Additionally, Jayme has juried the Chicago International Film Festival, worked for seven years at the Sundance Film Festival, and served on the board of the Chicago chapter of Women in Film for four years.