The war of Israel and Palestine is again involved in Hollywood. And this is that the 1200 main stars of the industry signed a manifesto, for which they are obliged not to work with Israeli companies and institutions that are “involved in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”. Thus, they intend to separate the country from international cinema while the conflict lasts.
The list of signers, which exceeded 1200 names, includes directors, such as Yorgos LanthimosIN Adam McKay or Joshua Oppenheimer And the actors love Olivia KolmanIN Ayo Edebiri, Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Aimi Lu Wood, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor, Pope Essia, Olivia Cook… In a statement published by cinema workers for the Palestinian organization, it is indicated as examples of the mentioned complicity “Concealment or justification of the genocide and apartheid, and/or cooperate with the government that commits them.”
Thus, all these Hollywood stars will stop working on funded projects or in which the services of Israeli companies or institutions are hired. They will also cease to attend important events and festivals related to the nation of the Middle East.
“As filmmakers, actors, film industry workers and institutions, we recognize the power of cinema for the formation of perception. In these urgent crisis moments, when many of our governments allow the massacre in gas, we must do our best to solve the difficulty in this inexorable horror, ”says Manifesto.
Hollywood rejects Israel
“We respond to the call of the Palestinian filmmakers who called on the international film industry to reject silence, racism and dehumanization, as well as“ do everything humanly in order to put an end to complicity in their oppression, ”the letter continues. According to the Hollywood boycott against Israel, they are inspired by the actions performed for decades by the apartheid of South Africa.
“Inspired by the united directors against the apartheid, [fundada en los años 80 por más de 100 cineastas como Martin Scorsese]who refused to project their films in South Africa of apartheid, we strive not to project films by appearing or cooperating in some other way with Israeli cinema institutions, including festivals, cinemas, television networks and producers who participate in the genocide and apartheis against the Palistine people.
Source: Hiper Textual
