Nearly three weeks into the strike, the guild has issued more than 100 interim agreements allowing independent productions to go forward. But questions remain about who qualifies and what the risks they might carry once the strike ends.
, the first movie from African-American painter Titus Kaphar, started shooting in New Jersey in June, producers of the independent film were bracing themselves for a potential“We started with our fingers crossed,” says producer Jamie Patricof of the movie, which stars a cast of as-yet unannounced SAG actors, including at least one Oscar nominee.
director Derek Cianfrance, stayed in close touch with their SAG rep as talks between the actors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers continued over the next month and hired a labor attorney to help them navigate the system. Whenhad five days left of shooting, and the movie became among the first productions to apply for and receive one of the guild’s interim agreements.
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