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Angela Harvey had one job at the Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity’s picket at the Disney lot last Friday: to take photos and document the event on social media. “I get here and go to take photos, and I left my phone in the car down on Riverside,” says the TV writer and co-chair of the advocacy organization composed of working television scribes from historically excluded backgrounds.

Katherine Beattie, a member of Ttie’s steering committee and also a Writers Guild of America strike captain, offered to retrieve it for her. “Katherine uses a wheelchair and was like, ‘I’ll be faster.’ So she went and got my phone, and it was really fast!” Harvey laughs. “She could do that because this place is accessible.” (The Disney lot, with its wide sidewalks, is considered one of the most accessible picketing locations.)

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We are pleased to offer you images from Emily Abt's "Toe to Toe" from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Abt directs from her own screenplay the drama which stars Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin, Leslie Uggams, Dionne Audain, Hina Abdullah, Erica Chamblee, Maha Chehlaoui and Gaius Charles.   The Pureland Pictures, Susie Q Productions and Toe to Toe Film Productions' drama is a nominee of the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category.   Check out all of the images!  ...

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