Film Workers for Palestine: 2025 Institutional Boycott Pledge

In September 2025, thousands of film-industry figures pledged not to work with Israeli film institutions.

On the record

• September 2025 — Organizers report that more than 5,500 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals have pledged not to “screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions… that are implicated in genocide and apartheid.” Reported signatories include Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Colman, Cynthia Nixon, Ava DuVernay, Ayo Edebiri, Ilana Glazer, Brian Cox, Alyssa Milano, and Aimee Lou Wood. [Organizers and signatory list] [Al Jazeera] [NPR]

The context

The pledge’s organizers state it targets Israeli film institutions, not Jewish people or individual artists; a counter-letter signed by more than 1,200 industry figures opposed it. We include both.

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: Galil opposes the pledge’s decision to target Israeli film institutions the organizers deem implicated. The pledge is institution-focused and does not state a boycott of individual Israeli artists solely because of identity.

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Facts here are documented public statements and actions, sourced and linked, current as of July 2026. Everything under “Where Galil stands” is our opinion. Believe a factual claim is wrong? Email us and we’ll review and correct it.