The crew of a romantic drama starring Julia Fox has unionized with after a brief picket of the production on Thursday. Workers on the film , reportedly a queer romantic drama co-starring Ashley Moore ( ) and Micaela Wittman ( ), secured a union contract after staging a six-hour strike on Thursday, has learned. According to a source, director Millicent Hailes — who has helmed music videos for Lil Yachty, Adam Lambert and Young Thug — was sympathetic to the effort, which helped accelerate the process.
The same source heard that after the crew asked for union representation, one producer offered bottles of wine to union representatives. As of Thursday evening, the Simi Valley production had a deal with the union that was unanimously ratified by the crew. The team was then back to the work the same day.
All workers in categories covered by IATSE are now working under a union contract, an IATSE representative confirmed on Friday. Freenjoy, which has worked on music videos for the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Miley Cyrus as well as the features for Jennifer Lopez and for Beyoncé, is producing. Steak and Rosé Films and Artak Pictures are also involved in the production, according to the film’s IMDb profile.
has requested comment from Freenjoy, Steak and Rosé Films and Artak Pictures. According to a logline for the film on the Steak and Rosé Films website, the drama follows the love story of a well-to-do pregnant woman and a younger woman at a “beautiful but sha.