The writers and actors strike has frozen film and TV productions across the country, and left many creatives to go back to their "civilian jobs," as Mystic-based actress Callie Beaulieu recently shared with Connecticut Public.
"We're at a tipping point with the survival of our profession," she said.
This hour, local studios, actors and crew members join us. Plus, NPR correspondent Mandalit del Barco has the latest; and Hearst Connecticut reporter Alex Soule explains why Connecticut is at a "crossroads" where it concerns the film and TV tax incentive program.
RELATED: For family owners of Mansfield Drive-In, business is 'more than a movie'
Plus, some 2,000 movie screens have gone dark over the pandemic, according to one recent study by the Cinema Foundation. But there's a bright spot where we live: Connecticut boasts four drive-in theaters. We hear from the owners of one drive-in in Mansfield.
GUESTS:
- Olivia Nicole Hoffman: Actress
- Keith Nelson: Costume Designer
- Andrew Gernhard: Owner, Synthetic Cinema International
- Mandalit del Barco: Arts Correspondent, NPR
- Alexander Soule: Reporter, Hearst CT
- Naomi Jungden: General Manager, Mansfield Drive-In
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