{"id":42184,"date":"2023-08-04T11:36:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=42184"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:38:04","slug":"inside-perspective-actors-writers-strike-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/inside-perspective-actors-writers-strike-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Perspective: Actors &#038; Writers Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/nmif\/embed\/episodes\/Inside-Perspective-Actors--Writers-Strike-e27jv6k\/a-aa6kb5m\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019 and writers\u2019 strike. Ellis explains where labor and management stand and what it could take to reach an agreement.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0<br><br>Host: Lou DiVizio<br>Correspondent: Gene Grant<br>Guest: Kirk Ellis, film writer &amp; producer, president of Shadow Catcher Productions<br>Line Host: Gene Grant<br>The Line Opinion Panel:\u00a0 Dede Feldman, Democratic former NM state senator\u00a0 Sophie Martin, attorney\u00a0 Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/nmif\/episodes\/Inside-Perspective-Actors--Writers-Strike-e27jv6k\">For More Information: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/albuquerque-produced-tv-series-halted-after-crew-stands-in-solidarity-with-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albuquerque-produced TV series halted after crew stands in solidarity with writers<\/a> \u2013 KRQE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/07\/studios-allegedly-wont-end-strike-til-writers-start-losing-their-apartments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studios Allegedly Won\u2019t End Strike Till Writers \u201cStart Losing Their Apartments\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Vanity Fair&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kob.com\/news\/business-money\/bryan-cranston-jessica-chastain-join-star-studded-times-square-rally-of-striking-actors-and-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers<\/a> \u2013 KOB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirk Ellis has decades of experience in the film industry, working as a writer and producer and now, running his own production company. 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