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Cannes Jury President Condemns Killing of Palestinian Journalist
“The night before her death, she learned that the film in which she appeared was selected here at Cannes. Fatma should have been among us tonight.”
Cannes jury president Juliette Binoche drew criticism on Tuesday for refusing to answer a question at the film festival’s opening press conference about why she hadn’t signed an open letter denouncing industry “silence” and “passivity” following the killing of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona in an Israeli air strike last month. (Hassona is one of the subjects of Sepideh Farsi’s documentary about the conflict in Gaza, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, which premieres on Thursday at the festival.) Against the immensity of this storm, we must create softness; transform our fragmented visions in newfound trust; heal our ignorance; let go of our fears, our egoism; change course; and, when faced with hubris, restore humidity — humility!
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