As the war in the Gaza Strip wears on, the conversation has shifted from whether the war is justified to simply who is complicit. One industry that was strangely silent was the entertainment industry, and now the international film community has decided they will no longer stay quiet. More than 1,000 filmmakers have signed a letter pledging they will no longer participate in productions involving Israeli companies complicit in the war.
The debate about what to even call the war in Gaza — genocide or not — is still ongoing. In a sense, these are unprecedented times, and some members of the entertainment industry didn’t immediately know how to carry themselves in this situation. Hollywood, by and large, presents itself as progressive, but that’s not always a position it maintains when push comes to shove.
