Welcome to another episode of our podcast Abolition, Liberation, Solidarity, A Here4TheKids Production.
Today’s guest is Alana Hadid, a Palestinian-American fashion designer, film producer, and the creative director of Watermelon Pictures.
Watermelon Picture’s first project is the documentary Walled Off, which is available on streaming platforms May 3.
The film, which was directed by Vin Arfuso, tells the story of the Walled Off hotel, an art installation in Bethlehem created by Banksy, which draws attention the story of the Palestinian people living under Israeli occupation.
Alana talks about the challenge of making the film, much of which was shot on iPhones to evade attention from Israeli authorities. She also discusses her family’s relationship to Palestine and what she has witnessed on her visits there.
For more, please follow Alana and Watermelon Pictures on Instagram and watch Walled Off on streaming platforms beginning May 3.
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12. Alana Hadid on Watermelon Pictures and Walled Off