Striking So We Can Stop Striking Pt 2: SAG-AFTRA with Michelle C. Bonilla
Directionally Challenged
Kayla Ewell
4.9 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Kayla is joined by writer, director, and actress Michelle C. Bonilla to explain in depth the reasons why SAG-AFTRA actors are striking, the conditions that led to this, and the brighter future these creatives are hoping to build with their demands. She has been tirelessly present on the picket line as a strike captain to advocate for not just herself but her fellow actors. After months of no work, the resolve of the actors along with their WGA counterparts remains strong but can always use all the support they can get. Listen to their conversation to learn more and ways to stay informed for the long but much needed journey ahead.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Kayla. I'm so happy that you were able to join us today because we are |
| 0:12.7 | all still so directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the |
| 0:17.5 | time we were in our 30s, but surprise, we don't. And that's okay. It really is okay. |
| 0:23.2 | Today's episode is the second episode of a two part series. So if you haven't yet, |
| 0:27.0 | I suggest you listen to our first episode with Danny Tolly and Melissa Mons. And if |
| 0:32.7 | you have listened to that, thank you so much. We are going to get straight to our second |
| 0:36.7 | episode. Today, we have Michelle Bonilla on as our guest. Michelle, Seabonia is not only |
| 0:42.0 | a wildly talented actor, artist, individual. She is a dear friend of mine. She is a strike |
| 0:48.0 | captain and a member of the National Saga after a Latino committee. I wish I could list |
| 0:53.2 | all of her accolades because she has had had a 29 year career filled with television |
| 0:59.3 | and film credits. And she is here to share her wisdom with us on where we are at with |
| 1:04.4 | the Saga after a strike. So without further ado, here is my conversation with Michelle |
| 1:09.0 | Seabonia. And I am here with Michelle Seabonia. I'm so grateful that you are here with me. |
| 1:17.9 | Today, not only have we been friends and colleagues for years and years and years, but you |
| 1:22.0 | are a wildly active and involved in Saga after on boards and committees and constantly |
| 1:29.2 | out there striking. I can't think of a better person to have today for the special episode. |
| 1:35.2 | So thank you for being here. Thank you, Kayla. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a pleasure |
| 1:39.5 | to be here on this today as of our recording is day 60 of the strike for Saga after. So |
| 1:46.8 | now that our elections are over and I was voted to I am a member of the Los Angeles |
| 1:52.4 | local board. Congratulations. By the way, huge congratulations are in order. I of course |
| 1:58.1 | voted for you and will always be on your side. But I'm so happy that other people got |
| 2:02.9 | it right. And that you are. Thank you so much here to, you know, stand up for us. And |
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