Alana Hadid, activist, model, designer and sister of Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid, launches Watermelon Pictures, a film-distribution-and-production company she hopes will become the ‘Palestinian A24.’
For the past half-decade, Alana Hadid has worked as a stylist, designer and model for labels like Saks Potts and Elena Velez. But while the focal point of her work kept her primarily in Los Angeles, her heart was often in Palestine. Her father, the real-estate mogul Mohamed Hadid, and his family fled the country and their home in Safed in 1948, becoming refugees when he was just a newborn.
Can you tell me a little bit about Watermelon Pictures and how that idea for the production company came about? My father is a creative. His mind is that of an artist. My mom does interior design. My younger sisters are models and still are some of the most amazing artists, and my older sister, Marielle, she’ll just draw something and it’s beautiful. I think my brain functions that way. I always pull myself to where I can be creative because that’s where I feel like I’m doing the most for myself and — not to be ridiculous — for the world.
People love to attack us. However, every time someone says something about me or about my family, it only makes me louder. It only makes me want to say more.Photo: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Tao Group HospitalityIt seems like embracing your heritage, including your Irish side, is part of how you grew up.
People always think that I’m speaking about Palestine because I’m Palestinian, and yes, I am obviously, but I also have a bachelor’s degree in political science. I have a master’s degree in international relations. I’m speaking about it from a deep understanding of my heritage, but also a deep understanding of geopolitics and how we have been maligned.
I always say to Americans, “Go.” You really need to go and experience this for yourself. You need to go to the West Bank. You need to go through checkpoints. You need to know what that looks like and feels like.
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