US Director Gives top Gaza Voice in Venice

Gaza got top billing at the awards ceremony in the Venice Film Festival. Many film-makers, directors, producers and actors voiced their support for the Palestinians and spoke against Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza at the 81st Venice International Festival.

“As a Jewish American artist working in a time-based medium, I must note, I’m accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and 76th year of occupation,” said U.S. director Sarah Friedland. She won top the Luigi de Laurentiis prize for best first film for Familiar Touch.

“…it is our responsibility as filmmakers to use the institutional platforms through which we work to redress Israel’s impunity on the global stage. I stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their struggle for liberation,” she continued.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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