Miguel Gomes, Aki Kaurismäki… 35 filmmakers protest against the Mubi platform's links to a pro-Israeli investor

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The platform, beloved by moviegoers, is under fire for its financial agreement with Sequoia Capital, an investor in Israeli military technology. An open letter denounces growth "explicitly linked to the genocide in Gaza."

According to the Financial Times, Mubi's deal with Sequoia Capital, which closed on May 31, raised $100 million (€87 million). (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images. AFP)

They are 35 filmmakers, including Aki Kaurismäki , Radu Jude, Miguel Gomes to name a few (but also Tyler Taormina and actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart ...). All have worked with Mubi, and are urging the independent platform to abandon its ties with the venture capital firm Sequoia, an investor in military technology in Israel.

"We do not believe it is possible for an arthouse cinema platform to unite a global community of film lovers, while associating itself with a

Israeli-Palestinian conflict