Ahead Of Cannes Festival, Nearly 400 Film Luminaries Urge End To Atrocities In Gaza
"The signatories' demand is clear - they are calling on their peers and the world to rise up and refuse to accept the death, destruction and devastation that has been unraveling before our very eyes in Gaza and to reject the propaganda that allows for the dehumanization of Palestinians and so many others," the signatories said in a statement on Tuesday, coinciding with the letter's release.
The letter comes just ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, which also starts Tuesday, and highlights the killing of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona by Israeli forces.
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