A number of film and television artists in the United Kingdom participated in the auction held by the “Cinema for Gaza” association to provide medical aid to the Palestinians, with some of them donating their personal time or some souvenirs.
The auction – which is supposed to take place on April 2nd – has attracted a number of important names, such as English actress Tilda Swinton, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2008, and British director Ken Loach, who won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and is well known. With his support for the Palestinian cause, director Mike Leigh, and British director and writer Joanna Hogg.
The auction also attracts the American actor of Egyptian descent, Ramy Youssef, the British singer and filmmaker Peter Capaldi, the British actress Imelda Staunton, the hero of the series “Caliphate”, the Scottish actor Brian Cox, the British actor Joseph Quinn and Josh O’Connor, the British actress Amy Lou Wood, and the Nigerian-British photographer and businessman Misaane Harriman.
Among the auction activities, Tilda Swinton will begin reading a story through the Zoom platform, while British actor Josh O’Connor will teach how to prepare a perfect meal via video, while Amy Lowood will talk about astronomy, while actor Ramy Youssef will provide a ticket to attend one of his improvisational shows. The stage.
The auction also includes a number of original advertising posters signed by Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Asif Kapadia, and opportunities to have a cup of tea via Zoom with actor Joseph Quinn and Baba Essiedu.
According to Variety magazine, the organizers of “Cinema for Gaza,” Hana Flint, Leah Jackman, Laila Latif, Helen Simons, and Sophie Monks Kaufman, indicated that raising funds for the urgent humanitarian work that the organization is doing for the Palestinian people has become more important than ever with the entry into force. The war is in its sixth month in light of the ongoing Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
The organizers explained that their efforts are not only necessary but life-saving, as the Israeli bombing has destroyed the healthcare infrastructure in Gaza.
They stressed, “We believe that art and politics are closely linked, and that they are called to work in word and deed to help those who are subjected to unspeakable horrors throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.”
The “Cinema for Gaza” organization is an organization that collects donations from filmmakers who support Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip.
