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Hala Elkoussy, Lawrence Valin, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T. Thorne and Sarah Friedland at the Red Sea International Festival THR Roundt

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Hala Elkoussy, Lawrence Valin, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T. Thorne and Sarah Friedland at the Red Sea International Festival THR Roundt

Hala Elkoussy, Lawrence Valin, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T. Thorne and Sarah Friedland at the Red Sea International Festival THR Roundt

Six filmmakers come together for the second annual Hollywood Reporter roundtable at the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia including RSIFF 2024 jury president Spike Lee, Lawrence Valin, Hala Elkoussy, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T.

Thorne and Sarah Friedland.

The filmmakers talk creative influences, the importance of music, why words are "overrated" and the lasting appeal of 'Do the Right Thing.'


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