Amie prevented the voice of Gaza’s suffering from reaching the festival
According to cinemadrame, Palestinian filmmakers, in an open letter, protested Hollywood’s “inhumane and racist” stance toward Palestinians and called on “international colleagues in the film industry” to speak out on the matter.
“Amie” prevented the voice of Gaza’s suffering from reaching the festival!
Dozens of figures, including Elia Suleiman and Farah Nablisi, reacted to efforts to remove the documentary Bisan Ouda from Amie.
The letter, published in Variety, was signed by prominent individuals such as Elia Suleiman, director of Divine Intervention and It Must Be Heaven, Hani Abu-Assad (director of Omar and Paradise Now), and Farah Nablisi, director of the upcoming feature The Teacher.
The letter reads: “We understand the power of imagery and cinema, and for a long time, we have been angry about the inhumane and racist behavior that some in the Western entertainment industry have shown toward our people, even in these most difficult times.”
The letter adds: “We still have to fight and fiercely challenge the widespread anti-Palestinian and generally anti-Arab propaganda that is so prevalent in Western entertainment media. This situation must end right now.”
This protest is due to efforts to remove Bisan Ouda’s documentary, titled It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive, from the Emmy Awards for news and documentary categories.
The organization that hosts the Emmy Awards refused to cancel the nomination, stating that it “cannot confirm the reports.”
The letter also thanks Natas for “standing up to pressure,” stating, “The attempt to censor Bisan’s voice is merely the latest oppressive effort to deny Palestinians the right to reclaim our narrative, share our history, and in this case, draw attention to the crimes being committed against us.”
