Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
MovieTitle | Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Brian S. Kalata |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Lucky Coffee Productions, Roundabout Entertainment |
Budget | $108 |
Run time | 86 min. |
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.