Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning co-director of documentary 'No Other Land', recalled his brutal attack and capture by Israeli settlers, saying that he was mocked for his accolade amid his kidnapping.
The Academy released a statement on Wednesday condemning "harming artists," but did not name Palestinian director Ballal in it who was detained by the Israeli forces.
A group of Hollywood actors and Oscar voters has slammed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for its response to the recent assault and arrest of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal. Around 600 Oscar voters, including Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, and Javier Bardem, signed
Oscar-winning director Yuval Abraham called out the US Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts Association (AMPAS) for not publicly supporting his colleague and Palestinian co-director of 'No Other Land', Hamdan Ballal, after he was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by Israeli soldiers
Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning Israel-Palestine documentary "No Other Land," has allegedly been attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and was taken away by Israeli soldiers as per his colleague Yuval Abraham and other eyewitnesses