"Emma Stone is one of the latest Hollywood figures to sign a pledge not to "screen films, appear at, or otherwise work with" Israeli film institutions that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people." Film Workers for Palestine published the pledge - which invokes the work of Filmmakers United Against Apartheid, the 1980s initiative co-founded by Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese in response to apartheid in South Africa - in a September 8 open letter with more than 1,000 initial signatories."
"The full list of names currently includes 3,000-plus actors, directors, and filmmakers, including Mark Ruffalo, Ayo Edebiri, Adam McKay, Aimee Lou Wood, Cynthia Nixon, Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jonathan Glazer, Lily Gladstone, John Early, Shaka King, and more. Film Workers for Palestine clarified on its site that its boycott applies to "complicit" Israeli institutions, not Israeli individuals. (According to the pledge, examples of complicity include "whitewashing or justifying genocide and apartheid, and/or partnering with the government committing them.")"
Film Workers for Palestine organized a pledge urging film professionals to refuse screenings, appearances, or collaborations with Israeli film institutions judged complicit in genocide and apartheid against Palestinians. The pledge cites Filmmakers United Against Apartheid and emerged in a September 8 open letter that initially listed over 1,000 signatories and now exceeds 3,000, including numerous high-profile actors and filmmakers. The boycott targets institutions deemed complicit—not Israeli individuals—and defines complicity to include whitewashing, justifying, or partnering with government actions. The organizers noted partnerships between major Israeli festivals and the government, recommended following guidelines from Palestinian civil society, and advised independent research.
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