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LOS ANGELES, California - An Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker got a less than warm welcome when he arrived in L.A. for this week's celebrations. Homeland Security threatened to deport him! The documentary "5 Broken Cameras" is about Israeli occupation. It was shot by Emad Burnat, who is a farmer on the West Bank. When Burnat arrived at LAX, security problems arose until filmmaker Michael Moore intervened.
"They stopped me and they started questioning me and they asked me for more proof and more documents, and I told them I had the visa, I had the reservation, I had everything," says Burnat.
"I believe he told them he's an olive farmer, so I think the Homeland Security person was trying to process that," says filmmaker Michael Moore. "'Okay, you're a farmer, you're Palestinian, and you are an Oscar nominee. Right, and I'm nominated for the Nobel Price,' you know."
Burnat's film is entitled "5 Broken Cameras" because he lost that many cameras trying to report on the strife in his village. It's the first Palestinian documentary ever nominated for an Oscar. The Oscars will be awarded this Sunday.
"They stopped me and they started questioning me and they asked me for more proof and more documents, and I told them I had the visa, I had the reservation, I had everything," says Burnat.
"I believe he told them he's an olive farmer, so I think the Homeland Security person was trying to process that," says filmmaker Michael Moore. "'Okay, you're a farmer, you're Palestinian, and you are an Oscar nominee. Right, and I'm nominated for the Nobel Price,' you know."
Burnat's film is entitled "5 Broken Cameras" because he lost that many cameras trying to report on the strife in his village. It's the first Palestinian documentary ever nominated for an Oscar. The Oscars will be awarded this Sunday.
Friday, February 22 2013, 06:53 AM CST
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Houston brother will be his own attorney in court
June 18, 2013 13:02 GMT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Roane County man will face federal gun violation charges next month without an attorney.
The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/17VlXpM ) reported Rocky Joe Houston will represent himself on a charge of possession of a gun by a felon.
The charge came after Houston earlier represented himself in state court on charges stemming from a police chase. He was convicted of evading arrest and reckless endangerment.
Houston and his brother, Leon Houston, were tried, but not convicted, in the 2006 shooting deaths of a Roane County deputy and his ride-along companion.
In federal court, Rocky Joe Houston is claiming the officer who charged him with the felony had no legal authority.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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