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Alana Hadid Leading Film Label Watermelon Pictures, First Movie Is Palestine Documentary ‘Walled Off’
First movie is documentary Walled Off, about the Walled Off Hotel, a Palestinian managed-hotel which was designed by British street artist Banksy.
EXCLUSIVE: Alana Hadid, the fashion designer and sister of models Bella and Gigi, is spearheading film production and distribution label Watermelon Pictures. Pic is written and directed by Vin Arfuso, an American filmmaker of Palestinian and Italian descent, and will get a limited theatrical run and digital release in the U.S. from May 3, 2024. The movie is co-produced by Hadid’s brother, American-Palestinian model and musician Anwar Hadid, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters — whose political views, including those on Israel, have stoked controversy in recent years and led to him denying accusations of antisemitism — and Kweku Mandela, grandson of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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