Roger Waters has joined the team behind a new documentary exploring the struggle to keep a theatre operating in the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine.
The Pink Floyd co-founder has signed on as an executive producer of Freedom Theatre, directed by Rishi Pelham, which centres on Palestinian artist Ahmed Tobasi and his work to preserve the theatre amid the threats and instability surrounding the Jenin refugee camp.
“I discovered the Freedom Theatre as a teenager during my time living in Palestine,” Pelham told Huck. Years later, he reached out to Tobasi, then the theatre’s artistic director, intending to learn more about its work.
“To put it bluntly, Tobasi responded saying, ‘Don’t just come here, look at the zoo and fuck off. If you want, bring a camera with you and document a reality that no-one is talking about,’” Pelham explained.
