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Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike

  • 2014
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Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike (2014)
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The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.

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    • Brian S. Kalata
  • Writer
    • Brian S. Kalata
  • Stars
    • Miranda Banks
    • Christopher Barrett
    • Justine Bateman
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    • Director
      • Brian S. Kalata
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      • Christopher Barrett
      • Justine Bateman
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    Christopher Barrett
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    Justine Bateman
    Justine Bateman
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    Kai Bowe
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    John Bowman
    John Bowman
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    Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison
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    Jonathan Fernandez
    Jonathan Fernandez
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    Jonathan L. Handel
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    Peter Hankoff
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    Peter Hyoguchi
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    Christopher Knopf
    Christopher Knopf
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    Ken LaZebnik
    Ken LaZebnik
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    Cynthia Littleton
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    Keith McNutt
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    Howard A. Rodman
    Howard A. Rodman
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    Alan Rosenberg
    Alan Rosenberg
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    Jason Ross
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    Patric M. Verrone
    Patric M. Verrone
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    • (as Patric Verrone)
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      • Brian S. Kalata
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      • Brian S. Kalata
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      Official Selection 2015 Sacramento International Film Festival, the 2015 Milledgeville International Film Festival, and the 2015 Hoboken International Film Festival.
    • Soundtracks
      Solidarity Forever
      (2014 Pencils Down Arrangement)
      Word by Ralph Chaplin
      Music by Julia Ward Howe
      Arranged by Michael Heaton
      Performed by Michael Heaton, Doug Wielert, Stan Dembowski, Michael Amadei

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      • 2014 (United States)
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      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Lucky Coffee Productions
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      • $108,000 (estimated)
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      • 1h 26m(86 min)
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