Will Trump Let This Palestinian Actor Attend the Oscars?

It is one of the hardest films you could watch, yet one of the most important. ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ is a top contender in this year’s Academy Awards, and its director and lead actor join Mehdi and Zeteo subscribers in a live town hall to explain the difficult task of getting this unique and challenging film about Gaza onto the big screen.

The film’s Tunisian director, Kaouther Ben Hania, discussed going into the film knowing it would be a fight but ultimately a fight that Hind deserves. She was joined by Palestinian actor and film lead Motaz Malhees, who plays the role of ‘Omar’ in the film, the paramedic who first spoke to Hind Rajab on the phone.

Paid subscribers got to ask the pair their own questions, which ranged from the film’s global reception to Hania’s future projects to what this film meant to Motaz as a Palestinian from occupied Jenin.

This interview was published over a week ago on zeteo.com. If you would like early access to exclusive Town Halls like this, then do consider becoming a paid subscriber - your support goes a long way!

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