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#LightsCameraHarm: Examining Harm & Repair in the Film/TV Industry

Thank you for taking this survey.

Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. You are helping us to gain a better understanding of the state of harm and repair in the film and television industry and more specifically helping us to develop restorative justice approaches in response to harm in performing arts communities.

This research is being led by OTV and MMG. OTV is a non-profit platform for intersectional series, pilots, and video art, supporting artists around the globe in producing and exhibiting independent media, film, and TV. Black and nonbinary-led, MMG is a global research and change management firm focused on developing systems that historically marginalized people can thrive within. This survey looks at differences in how artists of marginalized identities and backgrounds are experiencing production workplaces. Your answers will 1) help us discover and name common experiences of inequity in the film and TV industry and 2) help to ground our research in lived experiences like yours so that we can identify and share solutions in a public report.

Our focus is on experience with harm, hostility, and repair. We want to understand what creates harmful production cultures, amplifies power imbalances between artists, and leads to harmful interactions.

Your privacy is important to us. Your data will only be shared in an aggregated way. This survey is anonymous. We take special care to protect your identity and to remove any and all verifiable markers so as to protect your privacy. We store data in a way that limits internal and external access. 

This survey will take about 20 minutes of your time. Please answer the questions with an open mind and select the answer that best reflects your experiences. We start with demographic questions, including caregiving responsibilities, then ask about identifying and stopping harm in production spaces. Please fill out every question, as your experiences are important to us and will make our data more accurate and complete. We ask that you set aside 30 minutes following this survey for aftercare. Conversations about hostility or otherwise harmful behaviors can be challenging. Once you complete this survey, you’ll find resources we’ve compiled for additional reading and grounding. 
LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOU
1.Which of the following best describes your job in the industry?
2.Do you work:
3.How many hours do you work a week in the film and television industry?
4.How long have you been working in the film and television industry:
5.Since the Covid-19 pandemic, my work has:
6.Where do you live?
7.Where do you work primarily?
8.Do you often travel for work
9.What state do you primarily work in?
10.About how many people are on any given set that you currently work on?
11.In your current job, do you manage people directly?
12.Which of the following best describes your current title or job level:
13.How many jobs do you work currently?
14.What is your annual base salary from your job(s)?
15.What is your typical day rate?
16.At work, I spend most of my working hours:
17.Over the last two years, between production work and my personal life, I would say I sleep
18.How do you define harm?
19.How do you define repair?
20.What does safety in film production mean to you?
21.Who is included in your community (i.e. colleagues, friends, family (chosen, biological, or both), etc.,)
 EXPERIENCES WORKING IN FILM AND TELEVISION
22.When I work on film production (all stages), I expect to experience some level of hostility
23.When I work on film production (all stages), I expect to experience some level of harm
24.When I work on film production (all stages), I expect policies and procedures that will keep me and my colleagues safe
25.Typically, when I work on film production, I am one of the few people who identifies in the way I identify (i.e race, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, age, education, class, etc.,)
26.When I work on film production, my supervisor(s) checks in on my well-being:
27.When I work on film production, my supervisor(s) checks in on my productivity
28.How much, if at all, do the following statements describe your experiences or feelings about your job(s) today?
Somewhat agree
Agree
Somewhat disagree
Disagree
Not sure 
My supervisor(s) cares about my mental health
My coworkers care about my mental health
My supervisor(s) cares about emotional health
My coworkers care about my emotional health
I feel safe when working on set
My supervisor(s) makes me feel safe at work
My coworkers make me feel safe at work
If I experienced harm on the job, my supervisor would intervene
If I experienced harm on the job, my coworkers would intervene
My production company provides clear guidelines on appropriate and expected behavior on set.
29.I have worked with production companies in the past that have provided clear guidelines on appropriate and expected behavior on set.
30.I have worked with filmmakers who make people’s emotional and mental safety a priority.
31.I have worked with production teams who make people’s emotional and mental safety a priority.
FACING HARM, SEEKING REPAIR
32.When people experience harm or repeated hostility in production spaces, what do you think could be a helpful response to intervene in the harm or hostility?