Sebastian Shehadi
Journalist at Freelance
Freelance journalist & contributing writer @NewStatesman. Formerly @FT Specialist and @InvestMonitorAI. Currently @Tesco eating reduced food. 🇱🇧🇬🇧 He/Him.
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2 days ago |
newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi
“From the river to the screen, Palestine will be seen,” read the motto of US-based film distribution company Watermelon Pictures in its memorable launch video last year. Just 14 months later, the Palestinian-owned film label has ballooned in visibility and reputation thanks to a series of successful releases – including The Encampments, The Teacher and the Oscar-shortlisted From Ground Zero – as well as its consistently savvy Instagram account. Watermelon Pictures wears several hats.
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3 weeks ago |
newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi
Brendan O'Hara is the Scottish National Party’s Middle East Spokesperson and MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber. He has been an MP continually since May 2015, making him one of the longest-serving parliamentarians for the Scottish National Party. Before his time in politics, O’Hara had a successful career as a TV producer with STV, Sky and the BBC.
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1 month ago |
newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi
Give someone enough rope, and they will hang themselves. Israeli settlers, however, hardly need any prompting at all, as expertly shown by Louis Theroux (the king of prompting) in his latest film, The Settlers. The result is one hour of unvarnished arrogance, racism and anti-Palestinian hate, as expressed through figures such as Daniella Weiss, the ‘Godmother’ of Israel’s settler movement.
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1 month ago |
newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi
The Encampments, a new documentary about the 2024 student protests against the war in Gaza, is off to a striking start. With a projected per-screen average of over $80,000 and sold-out screenings during its debut screening in New York, the Macklemore-produced film is shaping up to be one of the most successful documentary openings of the year, making a major milestone for indie distributor Watermelon Pictures. Directed by Michael T.
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2 months ago |
newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi
Anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia are a normalised part of Israeli football though over the last 16 months of the genocide in Gaza, it has only grown worse and spread to Western capitals, most recently Amsterdam. Racism in Israeli football, however, is nothing new. "Let the IDF win and f**k the Arabs. Why is school out [in Gaza]? There are no children left there,” goes a popular chant from one of Israel’s biggest football clubs, Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
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