Cillian Murphy dedicated his Best Actor win to 'peacemakers,' while other filmmakers made more direct references to Gaza and Ukraine
At the Film Independent Spirit Awards a few weeks ago, pro-Palestine activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza disrupted the show a handful of times , leading to a number of presenters and winners struggling to find ways to appropriately acknowledge what was happening both in the world and outside of the tent—most of them probably didn’t know what was actually being yelled outside, but the little off-the-cuff jokes didn’t play well for the people at home who did know.
” He then pivoted to talk about dehumanization in Gaza, saying, “Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many people,” adding, “whether the victims of October the seventh in Israel, or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims, this dehumanization, how do we resist?” Glazer ended his speech by saying, “All our choices are made to reflect and confront us in the present.
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