Arundhati Roy's one human I admire so much it's almost transcendental but whoever said Wim Wender's an asshole'd be a friend of mine in this context
'To hear them say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping. It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time – when artists, writers and film-makers should be doing everything in their power to stop it'
#art #politics #cinema #stupidAssholes
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/13/arundhati-roy-quits-berlin-film-festival-over-stay-out-of-politics-comment
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