Editor’s Note: As SAG-AFTRA continues to encourage its members to both respect and support Interim Agreements, Deadline has learned that the number of producers currently requesting permission to begin, complete and/or promote their films during the strike hovers around 1,400.
Here, independent producer Michael Alden (Death Metal, Come From Away, Just Cause) reflects on the process and questions why he’s still waiting for a thumbs up from SAG-AFTRA to spread the word about his latest film, which is a supernatural thriller starring Bruce Davison, Selena Anduze and Keith David.
As an independent feature film producer whose production company is SAG signatory, I produced and completed a feature film entitled The Last Call (aka From The Shadows) under the union’s Ultra Low Budget Contract.
My film is slated to be released on September 19. I was told by SAG that, with the strike, I would need an interim agreement for SAG members to promote the film.
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