{"id":5016,"date":"2026-06-09T16:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=5016"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:55:30","slug":"obsession-art-director-sally-choi-doubles-down-after-slamming-low-pay-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/09\/obsession-art-director-sally-choi-doubles-down-after-slamming-low-pay-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Obsession art director doubles down after slamming low pay and working conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The art director who called out the pay rate and working conditions on the set of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/obsession\/\">Obsession<\/a> has shared an update after being told she\u2019ll be blacklisted from the industry &#8211; and she\u2019s doubling down on her position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obsession is arguably the biggest breakout horror hit of 2026, not least because it was made on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/09\/the-pitt-actress-claims-inde-navarrette-lost-money-filming-obsession-after-20k-salary-rumours\/\">shoestring budget of just $750,000<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to an excellent story, brilliant performances, and genuine scares delivered by director Curry Barker, the film has found huge success through word-of-mouth. Its current box office total is at a whopping $210million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But on Friday, June 5th, Sally Choi &#8211; who served as art director on the movie &#8211; took to Instagram to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/05\/obsessions-art-director-reveals-shocking-low-pay-and-shares-details-of-demanding-set-culture\/\">drop a bomb on the success<\/a>. She criticised the fact that she was paid $300 per day, totalling $6741.36 after taxes, and \u201cno mileage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI did know the rate beforehand and agreed to it, but atp I was living paycheck to paycheck. This is the reality of most filmmakers especially those who work below the line,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe become a line in the budget sheet to keep as low as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZLeFTmSEh2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZLeFTmSEh2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \u00b0\u2022\u00b0sally\u2022\u00b0\u2022\u2661 (@kiwisupreez)<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sally also said due to the low budget production the crew had to \u201cwear many, many hats\u201d, meaning she also served as a PA, set dresser, graphic designer, and background actor, among other roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She finished by saying the issue was bigger than <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/03\/this-obsession-theory-about-bears-cat-is-wild-but-the-evidence-is-so-convincing\/\">Obsession<\/a> and Curry Barker, urging for other workers in the industry to start a discussion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her post went viral, sparking a huge conversation all over social media, and while some are defending her for speaking out, many have suggested she\u2019s ruined her career and no other filmmakers will want to work with her in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now Sally\u2019s had time to digest the discourse and she\u2019s not backing down. Taking to Instagram this week, she shared a meme that reads, \u201cSorry I was so weird, but you invoked a topic I am not capable of being normal about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside this, she wrote, \u201cI feel no obligation to clear any misunderstandings from my last post. More importantly, I hear your hurt and I will shoulder it with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I posted struck a nerve, not because it was a singular story of being overlooked, but because this happens everyday, in and out of the film industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sally added that she is currently in discussions with Local 800, the Art Directors Guild union, about the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZS9VjuvYiw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZS9VjuvYiw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \u00b0\u2022\u00b0sally\u2022\u00b0\u2022\u2661 (@kiwisupreez)<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI encourage you to reach out to your respective union, whether you are a member or not, to discuss a future where we can continue to make the art we love so much for years and years to come,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd to those not in the industry, I see you too. It is finally time to speak your truth. Do not be afraid; we face the powers that \u2018were\u2019 together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, Sally is receiving many angry comments from netizens, with one writing, \u201cRuined your entire career because you don&#8217;t know how career progression works, way to go champ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou should take a business law class to learn how contracts work! Would&#8217;ve solved all this and saved you the embarrassment,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others have jumped in to defend her, including this person who commented, \u201cYour work is super incredible, it&#8217;s truly inspiring. I can&#8217;t wait to see what you&#8217;ll work on in the future!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A second chimed in, \u201cFully support your stance. This pro-capitalistic and pro-status-quo boot-shining in the comments is off-putting, revolting, and sickening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curry Barker hasn\u2019t responded to these allegations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Focus Features\/Instagram\/@kiwisupreez<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I feel no obligation to clear any 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