Filmmaker threatens boycott of documentary festival over Israeli embassy funding

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Filmmaker threatens boycott of documentary festival over Israeli embassy funding

Wednesday 13th July 2022 | Kaia Kahurangi Jamieson | R1 News Reporter | kaia@r1.co.nz

A group of filmmakers selected for the DocEdge International Film Festival have signed an open letter to the festival calling for DocEdge to drop funding from the New Zealand Israeli Embassy. Earlier in the week, Kaia Kahurangi Jamieson spoke to petition author and filmmaker Cole Yeoman about the intentions of the letter and its signatories concerns regarding the funding.