Gordon Campbell: On Surviving Trump’s Trip To La La Land

The film industry was probably naive to think it would be spared from Donald Trump’s war on globalisation. If you believe Trump, every dollar being spent on foreign film crews, FX houses and film locations, every dime being spent by “runaway” film productions on foreign accomodation and food, is money being stolen right out of America’s pocket. It doesn’t seem to matter that the end product – the films enjoyed by audiences worldwide – regularly deliver surpluses back to the American economy.