Watermelon Pictures Acquires Sundance-Winning Documentary 'Who Killed Alex Odeh?'
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Matt Minton
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The investigative documentary "Who Killed Alex Odeh?" has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures for North American distribution after winning the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence at the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans, the film investigates the murder of Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American teacher and civil rights activist killed by a tripwire bomb in his office, and broadens into an examination of Jewish extremism.
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VarietyWatermelon Pictures Acquires Sundance-Winning Documentary 'Who Killed Alex Odeh?'variety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAfter winning the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the investigative documentary 'Who Killed Alex Odeh?' has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures for North American distribution.
Directed and produced by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans, the film tells the true story of Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American teacher and civil rights activist who was killed when a tripwire bomb exploded in his office.
As the investigation deepens, the story broadens into an examination of the Jewish extremis
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