The impact of the Israel-Hamas war covered extensively by the world media and saturating social media platforms has Middle Eastern directors and their films suddenly in the spotlight on the international film festival circuit.
At Hot Docs, Canada’s largest documentary festival that kicks into gear this weekend, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly has brought his documentary Life is Beautiful to Toronto for a North American premiere. The film follows his exile to Norway caused by an earlier 2014 regional conflict and thwarted efforts to get back to his family in Gaza.
“The film has unfortunately become more relevant to what’s going on these days. I was hoping to release the film in a more peaceful situation,” Jabaly tells The Hollywood Reporter. The irony is his documentary debuted at the IDFA Festival in Amsterdam in November 2023, soon after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel sparked a wider Israel-Gaza conflict...
At Hot Docs, Canada’s largest documentary festival that kicks into gear this weekend, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly has brought his documentary Life is Beautiful to Toronto for a North American premiere. The film follows his exile to Norway caused by an earlier 2014 regional conflict and thwarted efforts to get back to his family in Gaza.
“The film has unfortunately become more relevant to what’s going on these days. I was hoping to release the film in a more peaceful situation,” Jabaly tells The Hollywood Reporter. The irony is his documentary debuted at the IDFA Festival in Amsterdam in November 2023, soon after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel sparked a wider Israel-Gaza conflict...
- 4/26/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just like Hollywood celebrities, members of the royal family also know to smile and act a certain way when cameras are on them. This was especially true the day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did their joint interview after announcing their engagement since Meghan was being introduced to many people around the world for the first time. The pair kept things cool for the most part while the cameras were rolling but were messing around when they weren’t rolling or at least when they thought they weren’t rolling.
A video making the rounds shows how shocked the two were when they were goofing off and didn’t realize anyone was still watching them.
Video shows Prince Harry and Meghan’s stunned looks when they’re told cameras are still rolling Meghan Markle and Prince Harry greet well-wishers as they arrive for an engagement at Edes House during an...
A video making the rounds shows how shocked the two were when they were goofing off and didn’t realize anyone was still watching them.
Video shows Prince Harry and Meghan’s stunned looks when they’re told cameras are still rolling Meghan Markle and Prince Harry greet well-wishers as they arrive for an engagement at Edes House during an...
- 3/9/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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