00:00What does it mean to be here and nominated for this film tonight?
00:03It means that the voice of Hind Rajab echoed.
00:08It means that the voter of the Academy watched the movie, voted for it.
00:15So, yeah, I mean, it means all this.
00:19Can you talk to me about the pin that you're wearing tonight
00:21and why it was important for you to wear it?
00:23Yeah, it's a pin designed by Shepard Fairey, the artist known as Obey.
00:30And it's a pin for artists for ceasefire.
00:35And it's a pin where it's written justice for peace.
00:39Because what happened to him and thousands and thousands of children,
00:45there should be accountability so we can have peace.
00:50When I heard her story the first time,
00:52I thought it's the tipping point of the horror of genocide.
00:59Unfortunately, we have war today.
01:01We are here, but there is still bombing.
01:05There are still Hind Rajab being killed.
01:08So, yeah, we live in this world.
01:10And for me, this red carpet and all the Oscar events
01:12are not disconnected from the world we live in.
01:16And especially, I mean, it's a special day for us.
01:19Like, we did the movie together with all my actors.
01:23They are wonderful.
01:24And my lead actor is not here.
01:28It's not because he don't want to be here.
01:30It's because he's Palestinian.
01:32And we know that there is a ban decided by Donald Trump
01:36to ban Palestinians to enter the United States.
01:38So we are here without our lead artist celebrating art.
01:43So you see, you know, this red carpet
01:45is not disconnected from the rest of the world.
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