Michael Moore hasn’t directed a movie since 2018’s “Fahrenheit 11/9.”
The far-Left filmmaker spends his time opining on MSNBC, weighing in on world occasions by way of Substack and, once in a while, producing documentaries.
Moore lately signed on to government produce “From Floor Zero: Tales from Gaza,” a documentary taking the Palestinians’ aspect within the present Center East battle.
Moore hopes his title and dwindling cache assist the movie’s advertising and marketing efforts. The movie at the moment sports activities a 95 p.c “contemporary” score at RottenTomatoes.com.
The press launch for the movie, obtainable in restricted launch now, finds Moore dubbing Israel’s counter-attack on Gaza as “genocide.” It’s a well-liked place on the fashionable Left, embraced by comedienne Michelle Wolf, amongst many others.
“These Palestinian filmmakers have achieved a cinematic miracle. They’ve made an excellent movie within the midst of what Amnesty Worldwide and Human Rights Watch have now declared a genocide. The one weapons that Rashid and these 22 brave Palestinian administrators in Gaza have are their cameras and their creativity. No filmmaker, author, or artist ought to ever have to inform the story of their very own extermination. It’s an honor to face in solidarity with them and assist share their tales with the world.”
Actor/comic Michael Rapaport would love a phrase with Moore.
The “Atypical” alum is one among Israel’s staunchest Hollywood defenders. He has spent the final year-plus highlighting the plight of the hostages nonetheless being held by Hamas. He’s shamed Hollywood for ignoring the problem at numerous awards exhibits, together with a scathing Oscar satire launched final 12 months.
Rapaport couldn’t let Moore’s movie go unchallenged.
I’m assuming that is the opening of all 22 movies you produced? https://t.co/cufU13CAJT pic.twitter.com/NB8R054OE9
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) January 6, 2025
The video in query incorporates a sequence of clips the place Hamas terrorists tortured and/or killed harmless Israelis on Oct. 7. Movies like “Screams Earlier than Silence,” largely ignored by film critics, coated related, horrific territory.
Hollywood’s MeToo contingent largely seemed the opposite means following Hamas’ systematic rape and torture of Israeli girls. Moore isn’t curiosity in making a movie about these atrocities, apparently.
Rapaport needs him to find out about all of it the identical.
Right here is the official description for “From Floor Zero.”
From Floor Zero was created by filmmaker Rashid Masharawi and designed to present a voice to the folks of Gaza and to doc their day-to-day experiences, a lot of which regularly go unheard by the skin world.