{
  "id": 4589812,
  "title": "Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Boards Palestinian Art and Resistance Documentary ‘Freedom Theatre’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pink-floyds-roger-waters-boards-palestinian-art-and-resistance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/pink-floyd-roger-waters-freedom-theatre-rishi-pelham-1236846509/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Singer-songwriter and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has signed on as executive producer on filmmaker Rishi Pelham’s debut feature documentary, “Freedom Theatre.” Described as “an immersive and sensory character study,” the film follows resistance fighter turned artist Ahmed Tobasi into the creative heart of the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, where he fights to keep […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux and More Sign Open Letter Calling for Venice Film Festival to Take ‘Concrete Action’ in Support of Palestine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pink-floyds-roger-waters-nobel-prize-winner-annie-ernaux-and-more",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:11:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Roger Waters, Guy Pearce, Annie Ernaux Urge Venice Fest to Take “Concrete Action” for Palestine in Open Letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/roger-waters-guy-pearce-annie-ernaux-urge-venice-fest-to-take",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:13:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Roger Waters joins over 100 artists demanding support for Gaza at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/roger-waters-joins-over-100-artists-demanding-support-for-gaza-at",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:26:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Roger Waters, Annie Ernaux among 200 urging Venice festival to 'act for Palestine'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/roger-waters-annie-ernaux-among-200-urging-venice-festival-to-act-for",
        "published": "2026-08-29T12:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}