When they told us about the Holocaust, they said, they will never burn Jews again. Guess what? It happened again. And the world does not believe us. That is like going full circle to 1939-1945. It's insanity. So it's not just about a terror attack. This is a holocaust. And that's why for me, as a third generation Holocaust survivors, as a filmmaker who live in the States as an American, that's my duty to bring it to the world.

literally calling himself a holocaust survivor because of one attack on the opposite side of the world from where he lives. absolutely grotesque

[–] WalterBongjammin@hexbear.net 60 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ayyy, marone! As a 60th generation survivor of the sack of Rome, this is very disrespectful! joe-ligotti

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

unfortunately there aren't any vandal descendants left to dunk on modern romans about that

[–] echognomics@hexbear.net 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

“When I am writing an email to a filmmaker, I’m writing as a filmmaker, somebody who’s bringing the truth to the world,” he continued. “That is my goal here. To show what started everything. The atrocities, the mini-Holocaust that happened there, that we as a nation, we as the world cannot stand still and silent and just move on. Now, it doesn’t mean that I’m not pro-Palestinian. I am pro-two state solution. I have Palestinian friends. I am a left wing filmmaker, but this is not a left or right wing thing. This is just something that the whole world should see it. So that’s my mission.”

both-sides Israeli "left wing filmmaker", whose politically-enlightened "left wing" but still centrist analysis of the Palestinian situation is that "Hamas started all the violence when they attacked on October 7th".

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have Palestinian friends.

jesus fucking christ

[–] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

I believe they have friends who currently live in Palestine

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Lol the idea that filmmakers inherently 'bring the truth to the world' is some absolute on-brand ideology. Sure buddy, Birth of a Nation brought 'truth to the world'.

Anybody with even an iota of communications knowledge (and even that is usually suspect in it's theoretical content) knows that, if the truth exists in the world, at best a film can mediate that truth (hence why it is call media), it cannot 'bring the truth' anywhere.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

To show what started everything

Holy shit they are just straight up saying that "History started on october 7th" unironically now.

[–] NPa@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

The big brain play would be to bait and switch and just show a bunch of Nakba-footage

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago

Guess what?

smuglord

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

It's become abundantly clear that the only reason many think the Holocaust was bad was that it was done on Jews.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

1950's propaganda newsreels are playing in theaters again!

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Time is a cyclical hell

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know when it comes to viewing authentic footage of real world events happening, my go-to is to seek out private screenings curated by filmmakers in New York City and Hollywood.

kinda reminds me of the best documentary I've ever seen, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

[–] envis10n@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

You know, it was originally titled Terminator 2: Judging Day. It was written as a quirky mockumentary about contest judges.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

this CGI blood isn't doing it for me

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Needs more squibs

[–] Tomboys_are_Cute@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago

Dear Eternal President Xi,

From afar I have greatly admired your stewardship of the Chinese Communist Party. It is clear by now that socialism with Chinese characteristics offer the only viable alternative to terminally declining US global hegemony. Comprehensive deepening of reform at home coupled with the visionary Belt and Road initiative abroad are offering a stable basis for the development of a worldwide alliance of progressive national elements towards the long-term goal of overthrowing the dominance of Anglo-American finance capital and establishing global communism.

However, there is one issue with your leadership that sadly prevents my official endorsement of Xi Jinping thought. A black mark on your record that has become increasingly difficult to ignore. The presence of CGI blood and muzzle flashes in Chinese action blockbusters such as Wolf Warrior 2.

If the 1980s style action films of your regime are going to insist on using the contemporary Washington consensus approach to action special effects, sacrificing verisimilitude and awesomeness on the altar of grim budgetary efficiency, perhaps party-led development really is functionally identical to neo-liberal capitalism.

As such, I am hereby calling for the US to renew it's commitment to defending the sovereignty of Taiwan, supporting the struggle of freedom fighters in Hong Kong, and calling on our State Department to increase diplomatic pressure to force regime change, to punish the continue to punish the persecution of the Weegers, the Whygurs? whatever they're called. Anyway...

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago

kelly triumph of the swill

[–] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Going and cheering every time Hamas is on screen

[–] Dingus_Khan@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

This is a fun way to enjoy The Battle of Algiers as well, just losing it every time a French cop or soldier gets merced

[–] Melina@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m gonna make a movie of me cumming everywhere but I can’t stop and I get sent to jail for cumming until a filmmaker starts visiting me in jail and makes a movie / plea showing everyone that I didn’t mean to cum all the time it’s just something that I do without any control.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

:volcel-kamala:

[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

that sounds like it won't be a good movie