Director Lashes Out Over LA Fires During New York Film Critics Dinner
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The longtime indie filmmaker made his harsh feelings known as he handed out an award.
Director Jim Jarmusch presented an award at the New York Film Critics Circle dinner on Wednesday with a bitter nod to the fires consuming Los Angeles.
The multiple blazes, fueled by bone-dry conditions and strong winds, have killed at least five people and engulfed 2,000 buildings as of Thursday morning.
“We are all worried about our friends in L.A.,” Jarmusch said, per reports, as the presenter of the Best Screenplay award to “Anora” director Sean Baker. “Climate crisis is brought to you by climate deniers.”
“They are telling us that ‘woke’ is a negative thing,” continued Jarmusch, an indie filmmaker known for such works as “Coffee and Cigarettes,” “Stranger Than Paradise” and “Broken Flowers.” “I would just like to say it’s time we wake the fuck up!”
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