Jim Jarmusch, acclaimed filmmaker of Stranger than Paradise and Broken Flowers, expressed disappointment in the independent distribution company Mubi for its ties to the Israeli military.
According to Variety, backlash has been growing against Mubi “since the company announced a $100 million investment from Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital film that also invested in a defense-tech startup founded by Israeli intelligence units in response to the terror attacks of Oct. 7.”
Since the news went viral, various artists with ties to Mubi have signed an open letter accusing the company of “genocide profiteering.” Jarmusch, whose latest film, Father Mother Sister Brother, is being distributed by Mubi, expressed his disappointment ahead of his movie’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
“My relationship with Mubi started much before
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