Johnathan Glazer, Oscar winning Director of The Zone of Interest, a movie depicting the wickedness of apathy during the Holocaust:
“Our film shows where dehumanisation leads at it's worst. It shaped all of our past and present. Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people, whether they be the victims of October 7th or the ongoing attack on Gaza. All the victims of this dehumanisation. How do we resist? Alexandria, the girl who glows in the film as she did in life, chose to. I dedicate this to her memory and her resistance.”
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was brave and heartfelt, and at the biggest moment of his career. Thank you to him and to all of our Jewish brothers, sisters and siblings who are putting their careers and relationships on the line for the truth. Your voice is so important.
More than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” Oscar speech.
The list of co-signees provided to Variety Monday morning covers a broad swath of the industry including actors (Debra Messing, Tovah Feldshuh), executives (Gary Barber, Gail Berman), creators (Amy Sherman-Palladino), directors (Eli Roth, Rod Lurie), producers (Lawrence Bender, Amy Pascal, Hawk Koch, Sherry Lansing) and representatives (UTA’s Jake Fenton, Gersh’s Jeffrey Greenberg, attorney Craig Emmanuel). About 50 more individuals have added their names since the open letter was first published.
“right now we stand here as men who refute their jewishness and the holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people, whether they be the victims of october 7th or the ongoing attack on gaza”
you’re fucking awesome jonathan glazer i respect the fuck out of you. if you haven’t already watch the zone of interest it’s a must watch with the genocide going on in palestine.
was reading about the zone of interest (2023) dir. jonathan glazer, which i am very interested in watching and it seems, if reviews are anything to go by, is a chilling and masterful piece of filmmaking,
that said, given the current situation, the parallels between its premise and the plight of palestinians immediatly jumps to mind. i think it will add to the film's depth rather than detract from it. i'm glad someone has written about it, though interesting that tumblr isn't letting me embed any links from mondoweiss