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“‘Screams Before Silence’ gives everyone the opportunity to bear witness to the October 7th attacks. This is a film that I so deeply wish never had to be made, but we knew we had to bring these testimonies to the world to make sure no one ever forgets what happened on that tragic day, and […]
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