Candidate for Council, Film/TV/Streaming Sector
Hi! I’m Starlee and I’m running for WGA Council. I assume my name is written above as well as something like “council nominee” so that bit is probably redundant. Which, thanks to the strike, cannot be said about writers.I’ve been writing for television for the past nine years.
I wrote on the shows Search Party and Dave. Before that I worked in audio, starting at This American Life.
During the strike, I was active in the production shutdowns. We were a tight group and it felt meaningful. I’ll never forget how it felt the night of the first production shut down where there were just a handful of us, walking in a little circle. The show’s crew saw us and didn’t cross. They sat down across the street, where they stayed all night. As long as they were there, we were there. We were in it together.
I believe in solidarity. In looking out for each other. In helping make sure no one falls through the cracks.
We have an incredible union, that much was clear during the strike. I believe there is work to be done to help carry that sense of solidarity out post-strike as well. Getting a sense of who is struggling or even just too idle and then providing resources and community. Harnessing our networks. Being creative and practical about how to help writers advance, gain experience and pay rent. It’s a hard, strange time in this industry. We don’t have to be weathering it alone.
Endorsements
JD Amato, Micharne Cloughley, Patrick Coker, Jamie Conway, James Conway, Hussein Darwish, Justin DiLauro, Kathy Dobie, Eric Drysdale, Matthew Fennell, Jena Friedman, Dina Gusovsky, John Hodgman, Don P Hooper, David Jaher, Warren Leight, Sarah Montana, Joseph Opio, Anna Park, Joseph Randazzo, Joe Randazzo, Celine Robinson, Sharyn Rothstein, Craig Rowin, Kadia Saraf, Ariel Schrag, Brian Stack, Lily Thorne, Katie Tibaldi, Caroline Ulwick, Noelle Vinas
WGAW: Jeanie Bergen, Jonathan Bines, Sarah-Violet Bliss, L.E. Correia, Karen DiConcetto, M.J. Kang, Matt Kriete, Tess Morris, Charles Rogers, Andrea Seigel, Iturri Sosa
Endorse Starlee Kine for Council
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