Tolkin has written movies and miniseries including '' Intensity '' , based on the Dean Koontz novel of the same name ( he would also write the two-part miniseries for Koontz 's '' Mr. Murder '' ) , '' Cleveland Abduction '' , based on the Ariel Castro kidnappings , and The Craigslist Killer . He wrote and directed '' New York Prison Break : The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell '' , based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape , and '' Daybreak '' , for HBO . He directed '' A Day Late and a Dollar Short '' , for Lifetime , based on the bestselling novel by Terry McMillan , for which he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture ( Television ) , and '' What If God Were the Sun ? '' , starring Gena Rowlands , who received Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her performance
Ariel Castro kidnappings
Ariel Castro kidnappings
Stephen Tolkin