The mayor of Miami Beach, Steven Meiner, seeks to evict O Cinema after it screened the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," which focuses on Palestinian displacement. He condemned the film as propaganda, contrary to the city's values, and proposed terminating the cinema's lease and withdrawing grant funding. O Cinema's CEO, Vivian Marthell, initially agreed to pull the film but later reversed the decision after sell-out screenings. The decision has ignited debates on free speech and Palestinian activism, particularly after the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil.
According to the mayor's newsletter, O Cinema's CEO, Vivian Marthell, allegedly agreed to withdraw the film from programming, citing concerns of antisemitic rhetoric, but Meiner claimed she reversed her decision the following day. The screenings sold out and the cinema added additional dates in March.
Our decision to screen NO OTHER LAND is not a declaration of political alignment. It is, however, a bold reaffirmation of our fundamental belief that every voice deserves to be heard, Marthell told the Miami Herald.
Meiner condemned the film as a false one-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people that is not consistent with the values of our City and residents.
Tensions over free speech and Palestinian activism nationwide have been further heightened this week after Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia student activist... was detained by immigration authorities.
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