What was anticipated to be a bustling summer for actors in SAG-AFTRA following the permanent establishment of the Massachusetts film tax credit has now turned into a barren period with no projects in sight.
“I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of some really cool projects,” Rafael Silva, an actor who lives in Malden, said on Boston Public Radio. “And right now, because of the strike, that means nothing.”
Silva noted that a lot of the issues actors and writers are striking over are the same concerns that affect workers in other industries, like fair pay and the use of artificial intelligence. He said “we’re all in this together.”
“When the pandemic hit just a few years ago and everything shut down,” he said, “the whole world turned to entertainment, turned to actors, artists, performers for inspiration, for help. … Let’s not forget that we all have meaning,…
