Post by: AngelOfThyNight on March 30, 2025, 05:12:51 AM
The apology appeared after a wave of online protest against the Academy — first for not responding to Ballal's attack, and then for not naming him and his film directly in its initial statement.
No Other Land, is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an attack by Jewish settlers, on Tuesday.'/>The apology appeared after a wave of online protest against the Academy — first for not responding to Ballal's attack, and then for not naming him and his film directly in its initial statement.
(Image credit: Leo Correa)
Source: Academy apologizes for not adequately supporting Oscar-winning Palestinian director (https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5344513/academy-palestinian-director-oscars-no-other-land-hamdan-ballal)