Powerful propaganda campaigns obscure Gaza genocide: Michael Moore
Michael Moore, an award-winning American documentary filmmaker, says powerful propaganda campaigns conceal the Israeli regime's genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.
Moore highlighted the ongoing humanitarian crisis in a film project called From Ground Zero which includes work by Palestinian filmmakers Aws al-Banna, Ahmed al-Danf, Basil al-Maqousi, and Mustafa al-Nabih.
The film, which has been released in the US, features 22 short films spanning documentary, drama, action, and animation genres.
“These Palestinian filmmakers have accomplished a cinematic miracle. They have made a brilliant film in the midst of what Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have now declared genocide,” Moore said in a statement on Monday.
In a post on his X account, Moore added, “The extraordinary film From Ground Zero, for which I am proud to be an executive producer…. is a human and cinematic miracle.”
No filmmaker, writer or artist should ever have to tell the story of their own extermination. Yet 22 courageous Palestinian filmmakers found a way to film their story this past year in Gaza using whatever tools they could pull from the rubble of their homes and cities. The… pic.twitter.com/6livD8qMuS
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 6, 2025
“These Palestinian filmmakers found a way to film their story this past year in Gaza, using whatever tools they could pull from the rubble of their homes and cities.”
“No filmmaker, writer, or artist should ever have to tell the story of their own extermination,” he said.
Moore further criticized media complicity, saying “these are stories not being told anywhere. You do not see these stories on the evening news. Military leaders prohibit access so that journalists and filmmakers cannot bring us the truth.”
The documentary has entered this year’s Academy Awards (Oscars) as the “official selection of Palestine,” which the US does not recognize as an independent state.
The film has been spearheaded by Gaza-born Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi who thanked Moore for getting behind the film.
“We … portray the humanity and resilience of Palestinians, share their creativity with the world, and showcase the power of cinema as a force for justice and understanding,” Masharawi said.
The film was initially accepted into the Cannes Film Festival but was pulled by organizers on political grounds, eventually having its formal premiere in Toronto.
Since the inception of the Israeli regime’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, nearly 46,000 Palestinians have been killed, and over 109,000 injured, most of whom are children and women.
Gaza’s 2.3 million populations have been displaced and much of the besieged territory is in ruins.
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