Dave Rand, a retired visual effects artist, had just nodded off on May 4 when his phone dinged. At first he couldn't believe it. He read that President Trump wanted a 100% tariff on movies produced overseas.

Hollywood films increasingly rely on people and places overseas. Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on imported movies, which are often the product of international partnerships, will be both hard to implement and ineffective,

Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions,” the groups said in a letter to the White House.