From Gaza to LA, hopes rise as The Voice of Hind Rajab heads to the Oscars
Al Jazeera
The critically acclaimed docudrama that reconstructs the killing of a five-year-old girl in Gaza is nominated for best international feature.
The Voice of Hind Rajab is a call to action, its makers and supporters have told Al Jazeera, and hopes are high for the Oscar-nominated film in the run-up to Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony.
Nominated in the Best International Feature category, the Gaza-set docudrama reconstructs Israel’s killing of the five-year-old.
On January 24, 2024, at about 7:30pm, Hind died of her injuries while she was trapped in a car, surrounded by the bodies of her relatives, after her family was forcibly displaced hours earlier from Gaza City. They had attempted to follow orders and leave. But on their way, Israel’s army fired more than 300 bullets at the black Kia driven by Hind’s uncle.
Hind has become a global symbol for the suffering of Palestinian children, more than 20,000 of whom have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war.
“The Oscars are important because it’s one of the biggest platforms in the world for a film,” one of the film’s producers, Odessa Rae, told Al Jazeera by phone from Los Angeles. “The goal of this film is obviously to be seen by the widest audience possible … the Oscars allows it to accomplish more in the world.”
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