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Audiences Want Documentaries on Gaza. Why Are Distributors Nervous?

When the Oscar-nominated drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” about a Palestinian girl trapped under Israeli military fire…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #Film #HoldingLiat #KinoLorber #Naza #NoOtherLand #WatermelonPictures
https://www.europesays.com/iran/327752/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/327752/ Audiences Want Documentaries on Gaza. Why Are Distributors Nervous? #Film #HoldingLiat #Israel #KinoLorber #Naza #NoOtherLand #WatermelonPictures

Audiences Want Documentaries on Gaza. Why Are Distributors Nervous?

When the Oscar-nominated drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” about a Palestinian girl trapped under Israeli military fire…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Film #HoldingLiat #Israel #KinoLorber #Naza #NoOtherLand #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/769329/

Audiences Want to See Documentaries About Gaza, Israel, and Palestine — Why Are Distributors Still Scared?
#IndieWire #Analysis #News #Film #HoldingLiat #KinoLorber #NAZA #NoOtherLand #WatermelonPictures

https://www.indiewire.com/news/analysis/audiences-want-documentaries-gaza-distributors-nervous-naza-no-other-land-1235221493/

Dark Sky Films Takes U.S. Rights To Emirati Horror ‘The Vile’

EXCLUSIVE: Dark Sky Films, the genre label of Watermelon Pictures co-founders Badie and Hamza Ali, has acquired U.S.…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #CA #Canada #DarkSkyFilms #Entertainment #ImageNation #MajidAl-Ansari #SpookyPictures #TheVile #uae #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/916638/

Dark Sky Films Takes U.S. Rights To Emirati Horror ‘The Vile’

EXCLUSIVE: Dark Sky Films, the genre label of Watermelon Pictures co-founders Badie and Hamza Ali, has acquired U.S.…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #AU #Australia #DarkSkyFilms #Entertainment #ImageNation #MajidAl-Ansari #spookypictures #TheVile #UAE #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/912269/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/714926/ Dark Sky Films Takes U.S. Rights To Emirati Horror ‘The Vile’ #DarkSkyFilms #Éire #Entertainment #IE #ImageNation #Ireland #MajidAlAnsari #Movies #SpookyPictures #TheVile #UAE #WatermelonPictures

Dark Sky Films Takes U.S. Rights To Prize-Winning Emirati Horror ‘The Vile’
#Acquisitions #Festivals #News #DarkSkyFilms #ImageNation #MajidAlAnsari #SpookyPictures #TheVile #UAE #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/10/dark-sky-films-us-rights-emirati-horror-vile-1237144216/

Watermelon Pictures Acquires Diego Luna’s Migration Drama ‘Ashes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

https://justpaste.in/movies/watermelon-pictures-buys-diego-lunas-migration-drama-ashes/

#Ashes #DiegoLuna #WatermelonPictures #Global #News

Watch Trailer For ‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Award-Winning Documentary

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been more than 40 years since Palestinian American Alex Odeh was assassinated in his office in…
#Politics #geopolitics #JasonOsder #WatermelonPictures #WhoKilledAlexOdeh? #WilliamLafiYoumans
https://www.europesays.com/3225713/

https://www.europesays.com/3225713/ Watch Trailer For ‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Award-Winning Documentary #geopolitics #JasonOsder #Politics #WatermelonPictures #WhoKilledAlexOdeh? #WilliamLafiYoumans

https://www.europesays.com/ie/665346/ Watch Trailer For ‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Award-Winning Documentary #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JasonOsder #Movies #WatermelonPictures #WhoKilledAlexOdeh? #WilliamLafiYoumans

‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Trailer: True Crime Meets Geopolitics In Story Stretching From Southern California To Israel
#Documentary #News #Trailers #JasonOsder #WatermelonPictures #WhoKilledAlexOdeh #WilliamLafiYoumans

https://deadline.com/2026/08/who-killed-alex-odeh-trailer-exclusive-1237062740/

Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her Job to Make Gaza Documentary

When Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Poh Si Teng heard the news of her colleague Samer Abu Daqqa…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #AmericanDoctor #CA #Canada #DocumentariestoWatch #Entertainment #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/866609/

Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her Job to Make Gaza Documentary

When Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Poh Si Teng heard the news of her colleague Samer Abu Daqqa…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #AmericanDoctor #DocumentariestoWatch #Entertainment #UK #UnitedKingdom #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/745480/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1161660/ Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her Job to Make Gaza Documentary #AmericanDoctor #DocumentariesToWatch #Entertainment #Movies #UK #UnitedKingdom #WatermelonPictures

Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her ABC Executive Job and Drained Her Savings Account to Make a Documentary About Gaza Healthcare Workers
#Variety #Features #AmericanDoctor #DocumentariestoWatch #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2026/film/features/american-doctor-director-documentary-gaza-healthcare-workers-1236840080/

Watermelon Pictures Acquires Diego Luna’s Migration Drama ‘Ashes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #Ashes #DiegoLuna #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/watermelon-pictures-buys-diego-lunas-migration-drama-ashes-1236838941/

‘American Doctor’: Healthcare Workers To Receive Free Tickets

Watermelon Pictures got off to a buzzy start last weekend at the Angelika in New York City with…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #AmericanDoctor #Health #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/817936/

Watermelon Pictures To Provide Healthcare Workers Free Tickets To ‘American Doctor’ Screenings
#News #AmericanDoctor #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/08/watermelon-pictures-healthcare-workers-american-doctor-1237044165/

‘Traces Of Home’ Trailer: Award-Winning Film From E.P.s Melissa Barrera And John Leguizamo Tells Story Of Love And Forced Displacement
#Documentary #News #Trailers #ColetteGhunim #JohnLeguizamo #MelissaBarrera #TracesofHome #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/08/traces-of-home-trailer-exclusive-1237032746/

‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ Review: A Surprisingly Poppy Romantic Drama Set Against War-Torn Beirut
#IndieWire #Criticism #Movies #ASadandBeautifulWorld #Film #Reviews #WatermelonPictures

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/a-sad-and-beautiful-world-movie-review-lebanon-1235206606/

Watch Trailer For ‘American Doctor,’ About U.S. Physicians In Gaza

EXCLUSIVE: One of the boldest documentaries of the year is about to reach theaters, the award-winning American Doctor.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Movies #AmericanDoctor #Entertainment #PohSiTeng #WatermelonPictures
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/753119/

‘American Doctor’ Unveils Trailer, Sets Theatrical Release Date; Award-Winning Film Follows U.S. Physicians Who Treated Children Badly Wounded In Gaza
#Documentary #News #Trailers #AmericanDoctor #PohSiTeng #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/07/american-doctor-trailer-exclusive-1236978180/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/571871/ Misan Harriman On His Documentary Project ‘Shoot The People’ #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #MisanHarriman #Movies #ShootThePeople #WatermelonPictures

‘Shoot The People:’ Misan Harriman Talks Working With Director Andy Mundy-Castle On His Documentary Portrait
#News #MisanHarriman #ShootThePeople #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/07/misan-harriman-shoot-the-people-andy-mundy-castle-1236974405/

Watermelon Pictures Takes North America For Umm Kulthum Biopic ‘El Sett’
#Acquisitions #Festivals #News #Egypt #ElSett #MarwanHamed #MENA #MohamedHefzy #UmmKulthum #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/06/watermelon-pictures-america-umm-kulthum-biopic-el-sett-1236970953/

‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Acquired by Watermelon Pictures for North America After Winning Sundance Documentary Award (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #WatermelonPictures #WhoKilledAlexOdeh

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/who-killed-alex-odeh-acquired-watermelon-pictures-1236779201/

Watermelon Pictures’ Founding Brothers Hamza And Badie Ali On Their Mission To Tell Untold Stories From Palestine And Beyond: “It’s A Duty”
#Documentary #News #BadieAli #Disruptors #HamzaAli #TheVoiceOfHindRajab #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/05/watermelon-pictures-brothers-hamza-and-badie-ali-interview-1236883886/

Misan Harriman Captures the Fight for Justice in ‘Shoot the People’ (Exclusive Trailer)
#MovieNews #Movies #Documentary #International #ShootthePeople #SXSW #WatermelonPictures

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/trailer-misan-harriman-shoot-the-people-doc-1236591295/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/450320/ Award-Winning ‘American Doctor’ Acquired By Watermelon Pictures #AmericanDoctor #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #Movies #PohSiTeng #WatermelonPictures

Watermelon Pictures Acquires ‘American Doctor,’ Powerful Account Of U.S. Physicians Who Rushed To Aid Gaza’s Wounded Children
#Acquisitions #Documentary #News #AmericanDoctor #PohSiTeng #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/04/american-doctor-watermelon-pictures-acquisition-1236869178/

Watermelon to Stream Paul Elia Stand-Up Special ‘Good Son’ After Donald Trump Joke Sees Comedian Hit With Promotional Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/watermelon-to-stream-paul-elia-stand-up-special-good-son-1236724435/

Watermelon to Stream Paul Elia Stand-Up Special ‘Good Son’ After Donald Trump Joke Sees Comedian Hit With Promotional Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/watermelon-to-stream-paul-elia-stand-up-special-good-son-1236724435/

Hulu Acquires Streaming Rights To Oscar Nominee ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’; Platform Debut Imminent
#Acquisitions #News #AcademyAwards #Hulu #KaoutherBenHania #TheVoiceOfHindRajab #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/04/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-hulu-streaming-acquisition-1236772229/

Time Travel Short ‘Mobius Loop’ Finds Streaming Home
#MovieNews #Movies #LeeMosaPeterkin #WatermelonPictures

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mobius-loop-streaming-watermelon-pictures-1236548267/

Watermelon Pictures Takes World For ‘Landscapes Of Memory’ Doc Exploring Weaponization Of Holocaust Remembrance
#Acquisitions #Documentary #News #LandscapesofMemory #LeahGalant #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/03/watermelon-pictures-world-landscapes-memory-doc-holocaust-1236744803/

“We’ll Put Out the Films That Others Won’t”: Inside Watermelon Pictures’ Fearless Bet on Political Cinema
#MovieFeatures #Movies #Allthat039sleftofyou #Berlin #Berlin2026 #International #Oscars #Palestine #Palestine36 #TheVoiceofHindRajab #WatermelonPictures

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/inside-watermelon-pictures-fearless-bet-on-political-cinema-1236492523/

Watermelon Pictures amplifies underrepresented voices in film, spotlighting Palestinian stories and global struggles against injustice 🎬✊ Explore their mission-driven productions and distribution platform for change:
https://www.watermelonpictures.com
#WatermelonPictures #Palestine #IndieFilm 🍉

In ‘American Doctor,’ U.S. Physicians Trying To Save Wounded Kids In Gaza Get “Caught Between Medicine And Politics” – Sundance Film Festival
#Documentary #Festivals #News #AmericanDoctor #PohSiTeng #Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/01/american-doctor-interview-poh-si-teng-kirstine-barfod-1236695724/

Watermelon Pictures Acquires North American Rights To Feature Doc ‘White Man Walking’ About A Man Who Marched 1,500 Miles With A Black Lives Matter Shirt
#News #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2026/01/watermelon-pictures-white-man-walking-north-america-1236676115/

Film Review: PALESTINE 36: A Provocative, Well-made Portrait of a Forming Storm [TIFF 2025]

Link: https://film-book.com/film-review-palestine-36-annemarie-jacir-tiff-2025/?fsp_sid=115084

#AnnemarieJacir #BillyHowle #DaferLAbidine #FilmFestival #HiamAbbass #JeremyIrons #KarimDaoudAnaya #LiamCunningham #Palestine36 #RobertAramayo #SalehBakri #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #WatermelonPictures #YasmineAlMassri #YumnaMarwan

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (2025) Movie Trailer 2: Cherien Dabis' Dispossession & Survival Film Set in the West Bank

Link: https://film-book.com/all-thats-left-of-you-2025-movie-trailer-2/?fsp_sid=108754

#AdamBakri #AllThatsLeftOfYou #Alllybaqimink #CherienDabis #HayatAbuSamra #MariaZreik #MohammadBakri #MovieTrailer #SalehBakri #WatermelonPictures

Mark Ruffalo, Diego Luna, Susan Sarandon & Riz Ahmed Get Behind Philistine Films & watermelon Pictures ‘Talking Palestine 36’ Season
#News #AvaDuVernay #DiegoLuna #JulieDelpy #MarkRuffalo #MiraNair #Palestine #Palestine36 #RamyYoussef #RizAhmed #SusanSarandon #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2025/12/ruffalo-luna-susan-sarandon-ahmed-talking-palestine-36-1236642253/

Eugene Jarecki Says Sitting Down With Edward Snowden For Julian Assange Doc ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ “Felt Like Interviewing Superman About Batman” – Contenders Documentary
#Documentary #News #Awards #Awardsnews #Charlottestreetfilms #ContendersDocumentary #EugeneJarecki #JulianAssange #TheSixBillionDollarMan #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2025/12/six-billion-dollar-man-director-eugene-jarecki-interview-assange-1236633243/

Watch Trailer For Julian Assange Doc ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man,’ Oscar Contender Directed By Eugene Jarecki
#Documentary #News #Trailers #EugeneJarecki #JulianAssange #TheSixBillionDollarMan #WatermelonPictures

https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-six-billion-dollar-man-trailer-exclusive-1236636866/

John Leguizamo, Melissa Barrera Board Watermelon Pictures Pick-up ‘Traces of Home’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #DocNyc #JohnLeguizamo #MelissaBarrera #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/john-leguizamo-melissa-barrera-watermelon-pictures-2-1236579972/

Misan Harriman Doc ‘Shoot the People’ Bought by Watermelon Pictures for Worldwide Rights, Sets AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #AFM #MisanHarriman #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/misan-harriman-doc-shoot-the-people-watermelon-pictures-1236574131/

Julian Assange Documentary ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ Sells to Watermelon Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #MarketsFestivals #News #DocumentariestoWatch #EugeneJarecki #JulianAssange #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/markets-festivals/julian-assange-doc-eugene-jarecki-sells-watermelon-pictures-1236573908/

Julian Assange Documentary ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ Sells to Watermelon Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/markets-festivals/julian-assange-doc-eugene-jarecki-sells-watermelon-pictures-1236573908/

PALESTINE 36 (2025) U.S. Movie Trailer: Jeremy Irons stars in a British Colonial Rule Revolt Film

Link: https://film-book.com/palestine-36-2025-u-s-movie-trailer-jeremy-irons-stars-in-a-british-colonial-rule-revolt-film/?fsp_sid=96220

#AnnemarieJacir #BillyHowle #DaferLAbidine #HiamAbbass #JeremyIrons #KarimDaoudAnaya #LiamCunningham #MovieTrailer #Palestine36 #RobertAramayo #SalehBakri #WatermelonPictures #YasmineAlMassri #YumnaMarwan

‘Palestine 36’ Trailer: Annemarie Jacir’s International Oscar Hopeful Explores the Roots of Resistance (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Awards #Global #News #Trailers #Oscars #Palestine36 #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/trailers/palestine-36-trailer-annemarie-jacir-international-oscar-submission-1236559364/

‘Palestine 36’ Trailer: Annemarie Jacir’s International Oscar Hopeful Explores the Roots of Resistance (EXCLUSIVE)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/trailers/palestine-36-trailer-annemarie-jacir-international-oscar-submission-1236559364/

Annemarie Jacir’s Oscar Entry ‘Palestine 36’ Acquired by Watermelon Pictures for North America (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #AnnemarieJacir #Palestine36 #SalehBakri #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/palestine-36-watermelon-pictures-north-america-1236494789/

Armenian Documentary ‘There Was, There Was Not’ Acquired in U.S. by Suncatcher, Watermelon (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #DocumentariestoWatch #EmilyMkrtichian #SuncatcherProductions #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/there-was-there-was-not-suncatcher-watermelon-1236488171/

Political Documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ Acquired by Watermelon Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #SudanRememberUs #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/watermelon-pictures-acquires-sudan-remember-us-1236388795/

Seeds of Change: How Palestinian-Owned Watermelon Pictures Is Creating Space for Underseen Perspectives
#Variety #News #AlanaHadid #TheEncampments #TheTeacher #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/watermelon-pictures-palestinian-owned-the-encampments-1236368970/

‘The Encampments’ Review: A Gripping Doc Goes Inside Gaza Protests at Columbia University
#MovieReviews #Movies #Macklemore #WatermelonPictures

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-encampments-review-gaza-protests-columbia-university-1236190616/

https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films/the-encampments

#WatermelonPictures #film #documentary

#TheEncampments trailer

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Timely Palestinian Drama ‘The Teacher’ Lands U.S. Distribution Deal Amid Fragile Ceasefire in Gaza (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #TheTeacher #WatermelonPictures

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/tpalestinian-drama-the-teacher-us-distribution-deal-1236295034/