Over 3,400 film workers pledge boycott of Israeli film institutions over Gaza

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00:00Ava DuVernay, Mark Ruffalo, Iowa Debrey, Amy Lou Wood.

00:05These are four of more than 3,400 film workers who have pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions.

00:13The group Film Workers for Palestine posted the pledge,

00:17calling on anyone in the industry to answer a direct appeal from Palestinian artists

00:22who urged the international film community to take action.

00:25The pledge was inspired by Filmmakers United Against Apartheid, formed in 1987,

00:34when directors like Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese urged then-president Ronald Reagan

00:39to support a boycott of South Africa.

00:42The 3,400 and counting signees pledged not to screen films,

00:46appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions

00:50that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

00:54The list even includes progressive Jewish celebrities like Alana Glazer and Hannah Einbinder,

01:01both vocal supporters of Palestine.

01:03Film Workers for Palestine stress the pledge does not target Israeli identity,

01:08nor does it prohibit collaboration with individuals.

01:11Instead, it specifically calls out institutions.

01:15Supporters point to a ruling from the International Court of Justice

01:18saying there is a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.

01:21The pledge, posted September 8th, came just days after pro-Palestinian protests

01:27during the Venice International Film Festival.

01:30Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas,

01:34says the Palestinian death toll has now surpassed 64,000.

01:39A boycott won't shut down Israel's film industry overnight,

01:43but it could impact events like the Jerusalem Film Festival

01:47and reduce access to international premieres.

01:50And since it takes inspiration from the 1987 filmmakers

01:54against the apartheid movement,

01:55which helped isolate South Africa culturally

01:58and added pressure to end apartheid,

02:00supporters hope this new pledge can do the same,

02:03using the power of film to push politics beyond the screen.

02:07With Stray Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton.

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