TORONTO — Canadian film and television workers are feeling the sting of twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.
“I think a lot of people are going to lose their houses. I think a lot of people are going to leave the industry,” Martin says of a double whammy affecting her clients, who include production designers, cinematographers, line producers and others who work behind the scenes.
“It’s me with clothes, it’s someone who does landscaping, it’s someone else who has warehouses full of furniture, people who rent art, people who build things…. And nobody’s working,” says Drummond.Article contentDrummond says he was packing “a huge order” for a show in pre-production in Vancouver when they emailed Friday to say they were pausing due to the SAG strike.
“It’s been really bad for all of us gig economy workers for the last four years. And some people haven’t survived, what with COVID and now this,” says Baskerville.He says he’s lucky to have paid off his mortgage and have personal savings. Although she’s not a member of the WGA or the Writers Guild of Canada , Nayani, the writer-director, says she’d like to join both one day and is intent on showing solidarity by avoiding work that flouts strike rules.Article content
“They’ve definitely got the short end of the stick and I think they deserve more protection,” she says of screenwriters.
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