How Oscar Nominee Emad Burnat Was Held at LAX....

[OldDem2012]

How Oscar Nominee Emad Burnat Was Held at LAX

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Thus, last night, as an elected Governor of the Documentary Branch, I and my fellow Governors – Michael Apted and Rob Epstein – were co-hosting the nominee dinner for the documentary filmmakers. But one of the nominated directors was not there – Emad Burnat, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated '5 Broken Cameras.' This exceptional, award-winning movie about how Emad's village in the West Bank used non-violence to oppose the Israeli's government's decision to build a wall straight through their farms and village – only to see (and capture on camera) Israeli soldiers shooting unarmed Palestinian civilians – had become the first Palestinian documentary ever to be nominated by the Academy.

While we awaited Emad's arrival from the airport – he and his family had already spent nearly six hours at an Israeli checkpoint as he was attempting to drive to Amman to catch their plane – I received an urgent text from Emad, written to me from a holding pen at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Incredible!! Is Homeland Security staffed entirely by barely functioning morons???

[Bjorn Against]

1. I watched the documentary and it was shocking

Excellent film, but it is often very difficult to watch the very real violence it shows us. It is currently available for streaming on Netflix for those who are interested.

[Scurrilous]

2. K & R

[Recursion]

3. A friend of mine was involved in getting him here

this was the big worry