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Jim Jarmusch Wins Golden Lion: Jim Jarmusch won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival for his film, Father mother Sister brother. He emphasized that art doesn’t need to be directly political to be political, suggesting it can foster empathy and connection.
kaouther Ben Hania’s Film & Political Context: Kaouther Ben Hania’s film, the Voice of Hind Rajab, a docudrama about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces, won the Grand Jury Prize (second prize).
Film’s Subject Matter: The Voice of Hind Rajab includes audio of the girl’s desperate call for help to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
Ben Hania’s Dedication: Ben Hania dedicated her award “to the palestinian Red Crescent and to all those who have risked everything to save lives in Gaza,” calling them “real heroes” and stating the girl’s voice represents “a cry for rescue to the entire world.” She lamented that no one answered that cry.
The article highlights a contrast between Jarmusch’s more abstract view of art’s political power and Ben Hania’s direct engagement with a current and tragic political situation.
