Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event [Video]

An image from “Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance,” Winnipeg filmmaker Noam Gonick’s exploration of the history of Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ movement is shown in this handout photo.. THE CANADIAN PORESS/HO-Hot Docs *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press

TORONTO – The safety of an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker weighed heavily at a Hot Docs event on Tuesday, as the festival revealed a lineup it says aims to amplify marginalized voices.

Hamdan Ballal, a co-director of “No Other Land,” was detained Monday in the West Bank by the Israeli military following what he described as a beating outside of his home during a settler attack on his village. Israeli authorities released Ballal on Tuesday.

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