The inequalities of the industry can stun you into silence — but that silence will never not haunt you. MichaelaCoel writes in an excerpt from her book, 'Misfits: A Personal Manifesto'
Photo: William Whitehurst/Getty Images Misfits: A Personal Manifesto is Michaela Coel’s debut book originating from her 2018 MacTaggart Lecture.
I’ve no mortgage, no credit card, no real kids, no car, happy with my bicycle; money’s nice, but I prefer transparency. My stories are my babies, I wanna look after them, so I asked to reserve a portion of my parental rights, my copyright. “No, that’s not the way it is,” said No-Face Netanya. I used the only power I had, and declined.
My research raised questions: I wondered whether someone should investigate how the shows of new writers are budgeted each year, within channels, to look for patterns. It may be that “Business Affairs” have found it easier to get away with spending less on certain shows, sometimes budgeting way below what is commonly held as acceptable.
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