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David Smith in Washington

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Laura Friedman speaks during a protest against the suspension of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show in Hollywood last month. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Laura Friedman’s love affair with film started young, staying up late to watch old Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney flicks. “It definitely gave me big dreams and I moved to Hollywood to follow those dreams,” she recalls.

Now that dream is out of reach for many. Los Angeles is losing its allure as film producers increasingly turn to cheaper locations in other countries. But after 20 years working in the movie industry, Friedman is now uniquely placed to save it after she swapped Hollywood for the halls of Congress in Washington DC.

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