Dr. Maytha Alhassen

So Basel decides to document the expulsion on the ground, hoping to share it with the world and bring an end to the violence that his community is facing every day. And also I'll say there's a really good chance that you, yes, you listening, have not seen this movie.

That's because barely any American theaters are screening it, which is a little wild because ever since it debuted at the Berlin Film Festival last year in 2024, it's been getting universal acclaim. I'm looking at Rotten Tomatoes right now and it has a 100% rating. So what is it about a universally acclaimed movie that US film distributors don't want to touch? Is this a kind of soft censorship?

That's because barely any American theaters are screening it, which is a little wild because ever since it debuted at the Berlin Film Festival last year in 2024, it's been getting universal acclaim. I'm looking at Rotten Tomatoes right now and it has a 100% rating. So what is it about a universally acclaimed movie that US film distributors don't want to touch? Is this a kind of soft censorship?

That's because barely any American theaters are screening it, which is a little wild because ever since it debuted at the Berlin Film Festival last year in 2024, it's been getting universal acclaim. I'm looking at Rotten Tomatoes right now and it has a 100% rating. So what is it about a universally acclaimed movie that US film distributors don't want to touch? Is this a kind of soft censorship?

Is there a history to this sort of thing happening in Hollywood before? And if documentary film is supposed to speak truth to power, what happens when power doesn't want to hear it? So, Parker and Maytha, let's start with the facts. The fact being that this film has not received wide distribution rights in America. Why do you think that is?

Is there a history to this sort of thing happening in Hollywood before? And if documentary film is supposed to speak truth to power, what happens when power doesn't want to hear it? So, Parker and Maytha, let's start with the facts. The fact being that this film has not received wide distribution rights in America. Why do you think that is?

Is there a history to this sort of thing happening in Hollywood before? And if documentary film is supposed to speak truth to power, what happens when power doesn't want to hear it? So, Parker and Maytha, let's start with the facts. The fact being that this film has not received wide distribution rights in America. Why do you think that is?

Is there something controversial about the subject of the film or is something else going on here?

Is there something controversial about the subject of the film or is something else going on here?

Is there something controversial about the subject of the film or is something else going on here?

One of the notes that I wrote down when I was watching the film is that very frequently when homes are being bulldozed, when people are being rounded up, children are watching this. And that is not always the perspective that people are seeing perhaps when they turn on a news broadcast.

One of the notes that I wrote down when I was watching the film is that very frequently when homes are being bulldozed, when people are being rounded up, children are watching this. And that is not always the perspective that people are seeing perhaps when they turn on a news broadcast.

One of the notes that I wrote down when I was watching the film is that very frequently when homes are being bulldozed, when people are being rounded up, children are watching this. And that is not always the perspective that people are seeing perhaps when they turn on a news broadcast.

Seeing someone's lived experience through their eyes, from their perspective, is something that not really all news really can do. That's kind of the opposite of what news is. Documentary is very different. I could see how there might be some people who might take issue with that.

Seeing someone's lived experience through their eyes, from their perspective, is something that not really all news really can do. That's kind of the opposite of what news is. Documentary is very different. I could see how there might be some people who might take issue with that.

Seeing someone's lived experience through their eyes, from their perspective, is something that not really all news really can do. That's kind of the opposite of what news is. Documentary is very different. I could see how there might be some people who might take issue with that.

You know, Parker, I guess there are a couple reasons why this film might not be getting wider distribution or picked up by a streaming service, for example. One could be an economic reason. I read a quote from one distribution executive saying it's, quote, solely an economic decision and that streamers don't want documentary content. Who is this? Who is this exact? Unnamed, unnamed, unnamed.

You know, Parker, I guess there are a couple reasons why this film might not be getting wider distribution or picked up by a streaming service, for example. One could be an economic reason. I read a quote from one distribution executive saying it's, quote, solely an economic decision and that streamers don't want documentary content. Who is this? Who is this exact? Unnamed, unnamed, unnamed.

You know, Parker, I guess there are a couple reasons why this film might not be getting wider distribution or picked up by a streaming service, for example. One could be an economic reason. I read a quote from one distribution executive saying it's, quote, solely an economic decision and that streamers don't want documentary content. Who is this? Who is this exact? Unnamed, unnamed, unnamed.

What I'm trying to understand here is, though, is, is it the money that distributors are worried about or is it the subject of the film itself? Are they worried it's too unsellable or too political or what?