And, for those involved in production, trying to pin down the status of interim agreements forindependentfare.
I think we are all quite confused, said one executive in the distribution space.
Im trying to get SAG-AFTRA on the phone for a film we are opening in August.
‘The Miracle Club,’ ‘Theater Camp’ open; SAG-AFTRA strikesEverett Collection
I have friends with films opening next Friday.
Individuals preferred not to be quoted given the sensitivity of the situation.
Also, waivers are moot if actors on cleared productions opt not to cross picket lines anyway.
Teamsters havent crossed some WGA lines.
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Deadline has reached out to SAG-AFTRA and will update.
The head of one specialty distribution firm suspects the lack of clarity is, in some ways, deliberate.
Because I think the union wants everyone to focus on the big picture.
Helping theindieswill involve gnarly questions about actors working.
It would be sort of a mixed message.
There will be time for compassion.
I think right now its all about solidarity, he said.
A real life person is great, said one exec so expect pivoting in that direction.)
Specialty openings are proceeding.
Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani.
Screenplay by Makoto Fukami & Tow Ubukata.
Original story by Gen Urobuchi.
Kino Lorber presentsFinal Cutby Michel Hazanavicius and starring Berenice Bejo at 18 locations including NYC and LA.
Hazanavicius in person for Q&As at the Angelika Film Center in New York.
A seaside vacation takes an unexpected turn, testing relationships and kindling romances.
Roadside Attraction opensBlack Ice, a sports doc from LeBron James SpringHill Company at 144 AMC theaters nationwide.
Subban, Wayne Simmonds.
IFC Films opensLakota Nation Vs. Premiered at Tribeca 2022.
PBS presents20 Days In Mariupol, Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernovs dramatic reporting from inside the Ukraine War.
Opens in NYC at the Film Forum in NYC with a national release to follow.
Chernovs first feature draws on his daily news dispatches and personal footage.
Produced by Frontline and The Associated Press.
Premieres on PBS this fall.
