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‘No Other Land’ Director Says “US Academy Declined To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal” Following Attack And Detainment
Ballal, the co-director of Oscar winner No Other Land, was reportedly beaten and detained by Israeli authorities.
No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham has claimed that the “US Academy, which awarded us an Oscar three weeks ago, declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers”. Filmmakers Alex Gibney, Liz Garbus, Ezra Edelman, Christine Vachon and Maite Alberdi were among some 3,700 signatories of a petition calling for Ballal’s immediate release and safety. Documentary festival CPH:DOX – which is currently underway in the Danish capital of Copenhagen – also put out a statement saying it was “deeply horrified and shocked” by the reports of what had happened to Ballal.
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