In 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the Screenwriters Union, hit an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Studios. At the center of the dispute was jurisdiction over the internet. Unable to make progress, the WGA called a strike which brought Hollywood to a halt for 100 days.
Writing
Writers weaponizing their own pens—meta and magnificent.
Production
Raw footage from the picket lines feels viscerally immediate.
Direction
Kalata lets labor leaders speak, not studio spin doctors.
Director
Brian S. Kalata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This strike directly caused the 2008 writerless Oscars and the rise of unscripted content—hello, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Justine Bateman's involvement revealed how actors and writers formed rare solidarity; her later WGA board service continued this advocacy.
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