Inside Perspective: Actors & Writers Strike

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Kirk Ellis has decades of experience in the film industry, working as a writer and producer and now, running his own production company. Gene Grant caught up with him to get his impressions on the film actors’ and writers’ strike. Ellis explains where labor and management stand and what it could take to reach an agreement.

Then, Gene and The Line Opinion Panel talks through the strike as film productions in New Mexico have been forced to shut down, like they have in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Gene asks if this labor dispute could set a precedent for creative industries moving forward.

Host: Lou DiVizio

Correspondent: Gene Grant

Guest: Kirk Ellis, film writer & producer, president of Shadow Catcher Productions

Line Host: Gene Grant

The Line Opinion Panel:

Dede Feldman, Democratic former NM state senator

Sophie Martin, attorney

Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico

For More Information: Albuquerque-produced TV series halted after crew stands in solidarity with writers – KRQE

Studios Allegedly Won’t End Strike Till Writers “Start Losing Their Apartments” – Vanity Fair

Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers – KOB