Georgia business owners hope for resolution in actors and writers strikes

Listen to NPR's Here and Now on Boston's WBUR 90.9 FM — GSEC's Kelsey Moore and Reel Supplies' Matt Davis outline how important Georgia's film industry is to Georgians and small businesses across the state.

After California and New York, the state of Georgia is a top production hub for TV shows and movies. But with the actors and writers strikes going on, it's anyone's guess when filming will resume.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes learns more about how workers are being impacted beyond Hollywood with Kelsey Moore, director of the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition, a group that represents businesses that support the industry, and Matt Davis, who provides building supplies for sets through his business Reel Supplies in East Point, Georgia.

This segment aired on July 25, 2023.