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Up in the Air

Up in the Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJnxJX58liw&feature=youtu.be On May 13, we were flying high on campus with a special Q&A and screening of the acclaimed Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air. A companion to the World War II dramatic productions Band of...

Staging with Heart

Staging with Heart

Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...

Our Incredible Nurses

Our Incredible Nurses

“A nurse does a lot of juggling, doing at least 5 to 10 things at a time.” That’s how Donna Marks, LVN, describes her essential work as part of the nursing staff here at MPTF. On May 6, we started celebrating National Nurses Week, an annual appreciation for America’s...

Your Lasting Legacy

Your Lasting Legacy

Supporting industry members in need can take many forms, and one you might not think about is your will or trust. Almost 50% of adults between 50-64 years old don’t have an estate plan in place, and MPTF is here to help take that first or even last step in creating...

A Time for Joy

A Time for Joy

On the MPTF campus, we celebrate and mark time with residents, staff, and supporters with our Celebrations of Culture Series. The programs offer opportunities for lifelong learning and recognize that our campus, our staff, and the industry at large are increasingly...

Teaming Up

Teaming Up

For over a decade, IATSE has fostered Young Workers committees for any of its union members and leaders under the age of 35. The dedication of the Young Workers to giving back has been truly impressive over the years, including volunteering, food banks, and education...

The Aiellos

Joel and Danielle Aiello first met in 2011 and married soon after; a prop maker in Hollywood for years and an honoree of the Television Academy, Joel worked on everything from The Mandalorian to making the legendary bunkbeds in Stepbrothers. One day their lives...

The Samuel Goldwyn Children’s Center

Among the many services MPTF offers to industry members, the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center in West LA fills a special need by providing childcare and programs with caring education professionals for children aged eight weeks through six years....

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A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

A Life-Changing Three Years

A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...

Delicate Care

We’d like you to meet two people instrumental to our outpatient Palliative Care program: Anne Front, LMFT, APHSW‑C, a Palliative Care social worker, and Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg, Palliative Care Chaplain.

KCAL: Food Drive at MPTF Campus

Los Angeles' KCAL covers the August 24, 2023 food drive with IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 volunteers and an interview with MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher. If you need help today, click here, and if you can help crew members in need, click here....

Navigating FEMA for the Entertainment Industry

On January 29, 2025, entertainment industry members could have their questions answered about FEMA applications, learn troubleshooting tips, and understand common myths at a special webinar sponsored by a partnership of entertainment industry unions, guilds,...

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Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness can happen to anyone, even a successful editor.

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A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

With Open Arms

With Open Arms

At the end of 2022, you hopefully read all about filmmaker Victoria Bullock and her longtime support of MPTF including The Grey Quill Society. This year her wife, Maria C. Rodriguez, a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, played her part for MPTF by asking her firm...

Staging with Heart

Staging with Heart

Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...