Leigh, scheduled to teach at film school, cites several Israeli policies, including proposed loyalty oath, as reason for change of heart.
It's happened again.
British director Mike Leigh, who was scheduled to visit Israel from November
20-27 to teach a master class at in Jerusalem as part of the Sam Spiegel Film &
Television School's "Great Masters" program, canceled due to political reasons.
In a letter announcing his decision, Leigh, the director of such films as Secrets & Lies,
Vera Drake and the upcoming Another Year, cited several of Israel's policies, including
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the proposed loyalty oath, as the reason for his change of heart.
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