It seems the hardest prisons to flee are still those we create in our own minds.

Despite their devotion to a film that stressed over and over again that freedom is precious and, if squandered, can sometimes be impossible to regain, Shawshank Redemption superfans are putting together a weekend of Shawshank-related events so that people from around the world can get together and better worship an old movie.

Were you in The Shawshank Redemption? Did you work on set? Were you otherwise involved in the production? If so, you're invited to a 15-year reunion this August in Ohio. Someone having something to do with the 1994 Oscar-nominated film has put together a weekend-long event and a really snazzy website providing details. Oh, and if you're merely a fan of the movie but had nothing at all to do with its making, you can attend as well.

The silver lining: "Apparently there aren't many people on board just yet …"