A short documentary is seeking to interview current as well as formerly-employed Hollywood assistants about their experience.
The documentary is meant to be an unfiltered collage of assistant perspectives on topics ranging from workplace abuse, to fair pay, to each person's motivations and hopes for their own career. The goal of the film is to paint an accurate picture of the assistant position today, as well as connect on a deeper level with the people who make up the industry's vital, and all too often under-appreciated front line.
-Interviews will be conducted and recorded over the phone, and the final presentation of the interviews will be anonymous, to the degree that the interviewee wishes to conceal their identity. Details like real name, employer, or any other personal information the interviewee would like to withhold, WILL be withheld from airing.
-Interviewees will have the option of consenting to use of recorded interview in final film, or replacement by a voice actor to further ensure complete anonymity.
-Applicants should be currently or formerly (recent past) employed at a talent agency, management agency, studio, or production company.
-Applicants should be prepared and willing to speak candidly about their experience.
-Payment is $100 for a 2-hour phone call period. We will most likely NOT take the full two hours, but please allow this much time.
-To apply, please reply with your resume and/or link to a LinkedIn profile to verify your employment history.
-If selected from initial round of submissions, director will request a brief 5-10 minute (pre-interview) phone call.
About the filmmaker:
Kyle Floyd directed and produced the 2021 feature-length documentary Kicking The Hornet’s Nest, about a popular medical device that was found to be spreading cancer in women - https://kafloyd.wixsite.com/kthnmovie. Kyle has also been producing true crime documentaries for Oxygen and Discovery I.D. since 2017.
