Incorrigible 

 

This isn’t just a documentary—it’s a reclamation.

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At its core is Will Dunn, a quiet, steady mentor whose presence shaped the film’s emotional spine. Once charged in connection to a double homicide, Will was someone society was ready to throw away. And the film could have told the story of how he became a pillar in his community. But Incorrigible doesn’t let that be the end of the story. What might have been a simple redemption arc unfolds instead as a deeply human story about love, growth, and what it really means to be seen.

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“He wasn’t the kind of guy who would tell you everything right away,” recalls filmmaker Elexxus Ryan Perea, who worked on the project. “But once he started opening up, I realized how layered his story was. We joked about doing a whole documentary just on him—but honestly, it didn’t feel like a joke.”

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Will’s quiet strength is complemented by the presence of Brother Chris Womack, a spiritual leader whose journey toward healing and accountability adds a grounding force to the film. His transformation—from pain to purpose—underscores the documentary’s message that change is possible not in isolation, but through connection and care. Together, Will and Brother Chris form the foundation of a story rooted in love.

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“We didn’t want to make another trauma doc,” Elexxus explains in reference to her collaboration with the people featured in the film. “We asked people what they wanted to see—and they said, ‘Tell a story about love.’ So we did.”

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The documentary’s style mirrors that intention—mixing VHS footage, archival Frontline clips, and direct-to-camera reflections that feel personal and present. “We didn’t want people to feel like they were being talked at,” she says. “We wanted it to feel like the people in the film were talking to them.”

Elexxus’s connection to the film is more than professional—it’s deeply personal. “My goal in life is to be a filmmaker, a director, producer—that type of thing,” she says. “I was someone whose life was being reflected through the camera. I wasn’t just telling the story—I was the story.”

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Her path to the project came through Uncornered, a Boston nonprofit that uses education and mentorship to disrupt cycles of gang involvement and generational urban poverty, where her father once worked and served communities. Through it, she found both a platform and a mirror. “A lot of this stuff is cyclical,” she says. “Uncornered is about breaking that cycle.”

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And that cycle-breaking is exactly what Incorrigible offers—in addition to Will’s journey, but through how that journey is told: with respect, complexity, and love. It’s already resonating. “People from the neighborhood saw it and said, ‘That’s us,’” Elexxus says. “And that kind of representation? That’s everything. It made us proud.”

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In the end, Incorrigible isn’t just a film—it’s proof. That transformation is possible. That love matters. And that nobody is ever truly incorrigible.